Phyllis Lorene Gardenhire 82, of Salina passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023. 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! 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. Anyway, I just had to leave a note. Dont be offended by one persons response that could learn and use some respect compared to the many nice responses. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. The children of Harlan are blessed to have such a nice school. I got cussed up and down over it! Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. Just curious, if you struggled with the inclusion of Whitley county..what was your rationale for the inclusion of mccreary county? I grew up in Browning Acres, just down the street from both the hospital and Cawood High School. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. If he is still living can you ask him about any Leonard relatives he know about or put him in touch with me. Harlan County, USA is a 1976 American documentary film covering the "Brookside Strike", [1] a 1973 effort of 180 coal miners and their wives against the Duke Power Company -owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, southeast Kentucky. 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. 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 . Region. Lots of good folks from across the mountain.. My first trial was in Elliott County. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. So much that even some locals have a hard time understanding me. Im one of those that left for work but I have a brother who still lives there and I occasionally visit. None of my schools still exist. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. It was a Best Western when it was first built. They might as well have been in different states. If you need to go someplace that can be accessed through Harlan County, I guarantee that theres an easier, quicker way to get there. Middlesboro Daily News - Official Site. Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. 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. Kentucky. Your article is awesome! 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. Pretty accurate for McCreary Co, as well. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. Have lived in SC for the past 25 yrs but everyone who knows me knows where I come from. Very funny (and true). I plan to continue reading your blog. Doris, do I know you? The rest of us (that includes me) hate the image of Harlan Countians as violent, uneducated hooligans. I lived in Harlan and Loyall. I not THAT old! Cawood was named after James A. Cawood, long time Superintendent of the Harlan County Schools. The women have help, of course. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. Parents moved to Dayton, OH in 63. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. I have resided in Knoxville, TN for 26 years but Eastern Kentucky will always be home because that is where my extended family and my husbands extended family continue to reside. Hey, I actually remember the Cliff Hanger (by reputation only), but it was not for my younger crowd. 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. 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. Welcome to Harlan County! We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. Also as a child there was a Ski Lodge and slopes on Black Mountain. We currently have a lot of re-fencing to do, interested :). I am from Wynntown, went to Evarts High School and live in Richmond Ky. Andas for the grid: Morehead is east of Middlesboro. It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. I once met a police officer who worked in the State Police in Harlan, he visibly tensed when I said I was from Harlan, went ashen when I said I was from Smith, and excused himself when I said I was a Middleton. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary | Death | Basil Collins Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Basil Collins is no more and has reportedly passed away. They are either Harlan by birth or moved there at a young age. My people have been there for over 200 years, since before it was Harlan. Doc Gray? LOL! Wouldnt trade it for anything. From the Harlan County Journal. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. I would make mom break me off a chunk. When I first saw the documentary, I was on the edge of my seat, wondering how my dad would be portrayed, but his name was never mentioned. He told me if I stayed there I would either be an alcoholic, like him to survive, or I would end up dead. Thanks again for the trip back to the Harlan of my youth! I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. Harlan is not what it used to be and I would never want to live there again, but your blog awakened the beautiful memory of what it was. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary, He also served in the 4th Supply Company, in Stockton, California. We also suffer from stereotyping. My maternal grandparents grew up in Black Star coal camp and Papaw taught at Hall High. Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. I need to work Watts Creek in to a future post, for sure. I was born in Pike County but grew up in Flatwoods in Greenup County. 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. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. Great story and oh so true, every word of it. Small town life can be hard or easy. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. 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. Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. When I went to college, I befriended other Eastern Kentuckians. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. I am simultaneously entertained and offended. I had friends in Pathfork. 1750 Hwy 213. 6. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. 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. Im sorry my great-grandchildren dont have such memories. Harlan Countians like Justified. I found the search function and found the story. I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. The name of the area now came to be because the truckers that hauled from the mill just refrerred to it as Holmes Mill! To the men that worked at the Highsplint mine, where the majority of filming took place for the documentary, he was the one responsible for making sure Basil and his men got through to work every day. 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 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. We drive Chryslers, BMWs, Honda Van, Subaru sports car, Chevy pick-up, Harleys, Hondas, Yamaha V-stars-4-wheelers. Would I be a pretender? Memorials. They lived near Dionne along the river there. I remember commodity butter. Itd be hard to sneeze and not hit a Creech with the spray. Moo-ron. She talks about taking care of her father through his health issues while also participating in the Brookside strike. There are people who will pretend to be from Harlan or any place else in Eastern Kentucky. I didnt like a lot of your article, some of it is accurate. My great grandpa ran a mill there. We visited my grandparents every summer. Ive often heard that anywhere you go on Earth you can find someone from Harlan county. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. My dad was certainly a bad ass, growing up in a time and place that required that to survive. . JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. 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. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. The culture you describe in Harlan is very similar to Leadville-only the accents are different-except for my dadhe never lost his. I love your blog, it is a great read. We got segregation in those years, and I never knew the difference, we all got along. You say that you came here now and then, but if you did you would know that we have many amenities and hotels such as a holiday inn express and a comfort inn. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. How can I contact your Uncle Clarence E. to find out if he has any information to help with my research? We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. Loved this! I still call Harlan home, and as our family decreases, we return to our home to rest in Resthaven until we are all reunited in the hereafter. I REMEMBER govt. There arent running gun battles anymore like the famed Battle of Evarts many decades ago. He's lived in Harlan County ever since. He had a lot of money. Like to have all the money I spent in those places back! Nancy Baker as Editor. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. 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. Do you think either one of these fits into your family. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. USA. (: Did you know Jo Alice Chitwood or Lance Johnson? The people of Harlan are among the nicest people I have ever met and I have traveled all over the country. 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. That is perhaps because I hail from off the grid (Smith). I was born and raised in Sunshine. She was born March 29, 1940, in Oakley, Kansas, She was preceded in death by her parents; Laurence and Leona . Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. I had Mrs. Williams for health, would it be your Mom? Thanks! 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. I went back through my Ancestry.com files and I found 2: Clarence Leonard, born 24 May 1914, Walker County, AL and died 27 July 1985 at Corbin, KY, it shows he had no wife or children, and his father was John D. Leonard and his mother was Jeanette McKendrick Leonard. I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. I do think this is good stuff. I grew up in Sunshine too. Were isolated. My Uncle Ralph Leonard was Pastor at the Baxter Methodist Church before it was moved. Sweet. I am also a faithful Alabama Football Fan ROLL TIDE. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. And should I know you? Both my grandsons have degrees in med profession PT and Massage Therapy. Everything is right on! If you dont, I cant fault you for that, either. Love love love Harlan County Kentucky and the people. 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 have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. I grew up in Sunshine, graduated from Harlan High School in 1972 and after going to Southeast and U.K., headed to California. Ronald Peters. Anyway, thanks again. He was my English teacherand a good one at that. As I was merrily driving along, I was suddenly chastised soundly for missing the road. Loyallalso had a theaterthe Roadenuntil I was about 6 years old. Our football coach , Ed Miracle, was shot in the foot playing golf three weeks later . Ive got a few more Harlan County memories. We were poor and I will say very poor. Thank you so much for sharing. Theyre still there. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. Isolation. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. Harlan is no more defined by any subculture than Chicago should be defined by its sad history of public housing or New York by the worst of its slums. We werent eligible for cheese, either, but my Dad would get it anyway! I still have a lot of family living in Harlan, Evarts, going all the way to Holmes Mill (Alias. I told him apparently his computer didt speak Hillbilly.I am proud of my head of the holler rasin. If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathfork to Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. Oh, well. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. They pity Harlan. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. If its hard, its hopeless. My parents who were also my papaw and mamaw owned Tiny Jos market in Baxter. 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. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. Finished my last year in high school from there. 22 years old. I also would talk to Art at the store in Loyall, where I would stop to get gas. Georgetown Telegraph Obituaries 1811-1813 (enter "obituary" in keywords) Harlan Daily Enterprise Obituaries - (11/17/2005-Current) at Genealogy Bank ($) Henson & Rich Funeral Home Obituaries in Harlan KY. Kentucky Death Index 1911-1992 at familysearch.org. Whitley County has an interstate so are they still Eastern Kentucky? And they were well respected. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. My Mom was a nurse at the hospital there (where I was born in 66). It used to be called Klondike many years ago. Harlan is tough. , well leave the porch light on. This section contains the heritage, vision, and the people behind West Family Funeral Services's reputation of quality, sincerity, and trust. Youve made me think about Harlan all day today and its been a good day. Who are the Harlan Countians? Next, everyone is not here because we cant escape. ha! My grandad lived and mined Stone Ky, in Pike County. And of that i am very proud. Once you push too far north, you get out of the mountains, and we have to exclude you. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and just being outdoors. My dad was a teacher at JACHS from 1962 to 1968. 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. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. Just so ya know Boyd County is further east than Harlin!!!! http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. Probably like 4th or 5th cousins. I USE TO WORK IN THE COAL MINE AT THREE POINT, CRANKS AND HARLAN. Ha, Ha. Im surprised I didnt end up with some kind of lung disease. I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. I was in the 7th grade at Evarts when we moved. She was retired from the Harlan County Board of Education, where she worked at the Wallins School. Jenny Lynn (Saylor) Moore I was born and raised in Wallins ,lived there until I was 28 moved to Florida w/ My husband David Moore from Graysknob, we both graduated from James A. Cawood, My heart is still in the mountains, you can take the girl out of the country but you cant take the country out of the girl, we long to come back some someday Lord willing, I am a Harlan girl to the bone. This, so they say, makes them mountain people. Alan Creech, such nice thoughts and memories of this beautiful part of God earth that I am proud to call home. your a fuckin mooron ive lived here all my life ,my family pioneered this place ,both sides, why arent u still living here? 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. 1944 - 2023 ONEONTA - Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away Feb. 1, 2023, at his home. Great article!! Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. Who We Are. Theres no future. My mother drove through Brookside to go to work every day, so I also know the strike was real. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. Contents 1 County Information 1.1 Description 1.2 County Courthouse 1.3 Harlan County, Kentucky Record Dates 1.4 Record Loss 1.5 Boundary Changes 1.6 Populated Places 1.7 History Timeline The road to lexington did get better tho. Its boring. Thats when people get their checks. Many never leave it. As for accent and all that, I never noticed having any problems understanding anything anybody said, strange utterances, etc. Nothing like the beauty of a snow covered mountain, springtime with sprinkles of dogwoods and redbud blossoms or the beautiful fall foliage! The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. March 9, 1997. We have accents which are obscured by our penchant for mumbling. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! My momma cooked on a coal fired cookstove. I graduated from Cumberland High School in 1975. I guess youd call it a region or sub-region of Central Appalachia. Town is flooded with people. U and I are related. Spent many an evening in Tiny Joes!!!!!!! The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. I am a badass.. Maybe they just didnt have much else to do. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Della Mae Hall Price. One hell of a nice fellow. but was always glad to talk to her by phone. i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. I knew Lisa vaguely. Some of these folks do leave Harlana lot of them, in fact. I loved reading your blog and all, or at least most of the comments! Age 82. John,I also remember those 1st grade field trips. 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. I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. LOUDOUN COUNTY OBITUARIES Emilia Ann Dawe. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. Charles Leonard Birmingham, AL. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. I also have those wonderful memories, of making grilled cheese sandwiches in the evening, after supper when we as children, never seem to be really full. I visit very often, as my father still lives there. I am definitely proud of my heritage, both generally mountain/Appalachian and Harlan County in particular. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. 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. I lived across Pine Mtn. Enjoyed reading your blog. Really enjoyed the article. 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. Crusenberry talks about being asked by a group of women to . I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. The vast majority of Harlan Countians are proud to be from Harlan. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. You havent had a grilled cheese sandwich until youve had one made with govment cheese, govment butter and fresh Bunny Bread. Add to home screen. I have no information on a Clarence Leonard in our family tree. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). Thanks for the great story. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. Accents. Sherry Jones Hall. His name was Arthur Johnson, he was from Cumberland, but lived at Holmes mill was actually named after my family. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Ironically, my daughter found a boyfriend from Loyal(the ones in Georgetown are apparently not her type) so she visits him a lot. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. Stalwarts, outlanders, pretenders, loathers you left one group out. Collins starts flinging the N-word at a black miner at one point, apparently to make himself come off as that much more evil. We hung out at Denny Rays, Kens and I cant remember the drive in on the road to Loyall?? That bastion of journalism, Hustler Magazine, once listed Harlan (the town) as one the three meanest towns in America. Absolutely loved this!! Moved to Lynch in the summer of 1969. Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. You brought back a lot of memories. I try to go back a couple times a year, for nostalgia as much as bagging those elusive, scarce birds. I do not intend to change it now and I am NOT ashamed of it. Justified portrays Harlan as a lawless frontier of wanton violence. I JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT I WOULD COMMENT ON HARLAN KY. Wouldnt trade my youth spent in Harlan County for any other in the world. I didnt know, but thats before my time. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. why dont u come back?i know why ,because it is to political and if your not a doctor or a lawyer or have plenty of money ,you aint shit yeah the mountains are nice and this is a beautiful place, but if you aint in the click you aint shit and thats the way it really is you just like the bloody harlan shit and it makes you look BADASS to tell people your from here .your a joke dude and quit livin off a place that you evidentally really no nothin about ..post this DUMBASS . Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. I appreciate all commentspositive and negative. It was originally the Bays Motel. A meeting of the Brookside women's support group. I live in Northern KY now but all my family still resides in Harlan so I visit a lot. If its easy, theres nothing better. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. And hell, I was taken at knife-point down into the creek at Hall when I was in 6th grade. So translation you perhaps do not have no prospect of progress which would mean you do have prospect of progress.. you are right few have paid you such complements. Thanks for the comments. Like you, I loved growing up there but couldnt see myself living there now. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. No one from Harlan . Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. I go there to visit, and it has improved somewhat, but I like my central Ky home in LaRue county much better. They didnt know what to do with me! Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. You hit home with many of your comments being born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Sandy Hook, Elliott County to be exact. Jeanette McKendrick Leonard was my Me-maw and the best lady you to have ever been born! 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