I ate government cheese as often as we got it. Hart Perry as Director of Photography. Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. 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. February 24 . Much of the information presented here is recapitulated in the commentary, but it is interesting to see how over three decades of age have affected some of the film's participants. View most recent obituaries published on the Web by funeral homes for province of Nova Scotia. I am a Harlan Countian, born in Harlan at the old hospital as they call it. 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. Were hemmed in. I miss Government Cheese. Oh the cheese made the best grilled cheese, My wife from Ohio and my 2 children even loved it. Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. I too are from Harlan I left in Jan. 1975. Trivia: He was a survivor of the Bataan Death March. After 8 weeks or so the letter came with I found your Harlan countian!! Im an outlander, living in Pulaski County. Im one of those that left for work but I have a brother who still lives there and I occasionally visit. Goodbye Fleming, Nicholas and Robertson Counties. Irene Whitehead Clark. It is my hometown by choice.I love it, I retired from Ky Dept of Trans (engineering). . Why? We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. Even though I havent lived there in many years, I still visit. Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. There is a bleak side to Harlan, as anywhere else. Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. If so, let me know so I can fill any dates, places, names and information you may furnish to me. Im very impressed by your writing. He was 45 (88) years old when He died. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. The obvious beingwe are just like you and every one else. Its too dull. I was able to buy it when we lived in the Corbin area for $20 a box. 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!! They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. At Kopple, among others. There are differences: we`re north east, you`re south east. He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. 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. loved this. 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. I never got a straight story from my parents and possibly they didnt know why or what happened. That is where my husband grew up. Others leave to find better opportunities. Weve been in the Lexington area since then, but we still say back home when we are talking about Neon and Jenkins. . Moved to Indiana at about 15 or 16 years of age. There were several Leonard families in the county in my day. I just know that by writing all this misinformation as if it were this day in time, you have disgraced and embarrassed your people, an you should be ashamed of yourself. Welcome to Harlan County! JACHS did not open until the 66 67 school year. I had Mrs. Williams for health, would it be your Mom? I guess you can tell by my rant that I CANNOT stand anyone putting this beautiful part of Gods earth down. today Middlesboro, KY Transportation Jobs Offered 888-909-2737. We didnt have that problem when I lived there. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. 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. I used to sleep on the bread racks. With our many years of experience in caring for . Join us . I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Loved your blog and thought it to be an accurate description. Add to home screen. I was in Wallins Creeks all day Saturday visiting my niece and stayed at my Mothers in Rhea. An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. This is where Norma lives, was the reply. Thank you so much for sharing. Theres no future. Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. He was a sort of silent partner of mine from 1974. By the way, I think grilled cheese sandwiches made from government cheese were the best! Went to JACHS then moved to Indiana an I havent went home in a long time. Yes, Big_O,, I remember the man you asked about. 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. BANTAM, BRYAN Funeral services for Bryan Bantam were conducted from the Presbyterian Church in Orleans, NE on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 2 p.m. with Pastors William Bills and Dixon Powers officiating. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. When attempting to explain to someone where I grew up it was easiest to say somewhere between Harlan and Hazard. I actually grew up on Beech Fork in Leslie County. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/ just saying. I am a brand new grandma and I am Mamaw to that beautiful baby. My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. USA. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. The road to lexington did get better tho. Rest assured that no one in my family considers me a disgrace or embarrassment, but your concern is noted. I must say it is a great read. My older brother and sister were both born at Lynch Hospital. I knew a bunch of Napiers (Napper). Doc Gray? Disability checks. South Farmington, NS. View All Funeral Homes in. Born on. Jeff Otis C. Elster Ray Ulysses Sam Benton Tilmon Floyd H. Arthur F. Charles J. We mispronounce light, fight, white and night. Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. Used to go to Cumblin every Fride and satdy nite. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. We like people to think wed kill them for some trivial reason. My Dad and his six siblings were all raised in Evarts. In fact, I got up this morning with the intent or renewing my research. "Harlan County, U.S.A," opening today at the Outer Circle 2, suffers from some makeshift structural devices and occasional lapses of judgment, but it's an ardent, absorbing work of . Get directions Death Notice. I remember commodity butter. Hi Julie, Yes I know your mother. U and I are related. 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. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. They were both sweet, kind, honest, decent people. We are related to at least one coal miner. Your Great Grandfather John D. and my Grandfather Brack H. were brothers and my Grandmother Geanie and your Great Grandmother Jeanette were sisters. 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. She went back to Harlan as soon as she was discharged. Its bleak. You mustve been a good student, John. My Mom taught at Evarts from 1951 to 1980. I still get over through there for work sometimes. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. Very funny (and true). 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. Harlan. There are good people and bad people. Finished my last year in high school from there. If someone tells you that he or she is from Harlan, they could mean any town from Pathforkto Holmes Mill to Cumberland to Cranks. It was quiet then. Now, sadly, its a way of life in the mountains. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? I REMEMBER govt. We still have relatives in the area. And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. We are made to known about his death on September 16, 2020. the Ackley Hotel in Harlan until he retired and moved back to Cumberland. They dont like being from Harlan. . I was born in Atlanta and moved here when my step-daddy (forevermore referred to as daddy) and my momma met when he was proudly serving this country.He a handsome young man from the mountainsshe a beautiful divorced young woman with two small children. You nailed it. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. I can relate to alot of it. They dont want to sound like Harlan or look like Harlan. March 9, 1997. I dont know. You have to have mountains, not hills. Born and raised in Harlan, graduated from HHS in 1974, and UK in 78.went to work in Washington DC.talk about culture shock! Thanks for the comments. I JUST RAN ACROSS YOUR CONVERSATION AND THOUGHT I WOULD COMMENT ON HARLAN KY. There she met my father and I was born in 1952. Im pretty sure Lanes Cliffhanger was in the old Mount Aire building. Guide to Harlan County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. (: Did you know Jo Alice Chitwood or Lance Johnson? Small town life can be hard or easy. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) Kathy Ann Duncan, age 62 of Cumberland, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 9th, 2023, at the Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital. Cats and Harlan Countians have 9 lives. My Aunt Pauline is 95 now and still lives there. My dad taught there from 66 96. Loyallalso had a theaterthe Roadenuntil I was about 6 years old. It is a tragedy what Black Jewell Coal company has done to honest, hard working coal My reply was that he didnt scare me, I am from Harlan, Kentucky! Other than the commentary there are some other good features, such as a 20 minute long documentary about the documentary, called The Making of Harlan County, USA. I lived in Harlan and Loyall. She was born on August 13, 1960, in Benham, Kentucky. 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. 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? It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. My best friend (not from Harlan) went to Saudi Arabia as a traveling nurse. I graduated in 1964. How do we know they dont live in a ghetto. Once you push too far north, you get out of the mountains, and we have to exclude you. I was born and raised in Harlan County-Cumberland. 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. There are a couple of places to stay, and theyre okay. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. My Mom and grandparents are gone now but I have always continued to visit with relatives in Harlan every summer. She would forever remain his Georgia Peach. Although its closer to Hazard than Harlan, I would reply, Bean Patch Holler on Irishman Creek! They loved it! I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. My Mom was a nurse at the hospital there (where I was born in 66). Imagine trying to explain where Cutshin is located!! Were still Harlan Countians. Still have family there. However, I always tell my two teenagers that some of the smartest people they will ever meet come from the mountains of Kentucky and may have never finished high school! Sally Simonton. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. That hurts everyone. My roots and my heart are there and for me thats important. E Hudson. 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 have always considered Harlan my second home. I am VERY new to the blogging world. She is survived by her sons, Nicholas George Ingemi Matthews and Eugene Christopher Hanc. My Mom taught at SE Community College. NOTE TO SELF: Dont move to Ages,Ky,Home of Brookside Mine, during a strike. Spent many an evening in Tiny Joes!!!!!!! My first trial was in Elliott County. My much loved step daddy moved us to his hometown after he was discharged from the Army. 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. Much later in life we got married and we were on vacation going south to visit her sister who lived back home. I just found this wonderful Blog! Phyllis Lorene Gardenhire 82, of Salina passed away, Friday, February 17, 2023. My mom (Joyce Abraham) was a home ec teacher at JACHS at the time of government commodities, and she had students who always offered to sell her their cheese for $5.00 a block. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? Clarences family was pretty small. March 23, 1977. You probably know others of my family, like my sister Lisa, that worked at the Enterprise for years and now works for Corrections and lives in Georgetown; or my cousins that went to James A.Cawood, Ruth Ann and Gary Cox. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. Fun read. Madison Funeral Services. Its a kind of mountain street cred. Her husband had been killed during the war. Interment was at the Orleans Cemetery.. Bryan Bantam, 93 years of age, or Alma, NE (formerly of Orleans), passed away Sunday, September 12, 2004, at the . This was the day that I learned that when we turned the corner at Pineville, my wife changed languages and I needed an translator.. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ALL, DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER A LITTLE BLIND MAN THAT USE TO SELL NEWS PAPERS IN THE LOBBY OF THE HARLAN HOSPITAL? My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. BTW I live on Watts Creek and have most of my life..off and on. He's lived in Harlan County ever since. My dad and papa were both coal miners for blue diamond mining for years. Give me about 30 minutes, and its like I never left. Im sure they knew each other. Honestly, I laughed out loud, because it was so venomous. Her movie career is noted for several horror cult films in which she . I KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. Most OUTSIDE THE COUNTY shopping, doctors visits, etc were in Tennessee 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. Even though they have visited my homeland many times, they remain baffled by it. The field is backdropped by some beautiful mountains, right at Tunnel Hill. Many never leave it. I have got too much time and information invested in my research to keep up with to just ignore my research. As usual John you nailed it!! 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 . West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. I was up at Holmes Mill just a few months ago. Im proud of where Im from and yes my Daddy was a coal miner for a time. Really enjoyed the read. Sometimes you hear gun fire in the distance, but thats in the woods. Photoplay, 'I Saved My Brother's Life,' by Helen Martin, p. 94, February 1967. My Mom graduated from Cumberland High School. McCreary just has that Eastern Kentucky feel to it. Daughter has owned her own business in Harlan for thirty years. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) ha! i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun thug, Basil Collins. And so do I. I know all those places. I found a place to turn around and get back down the road and get my act together. HARLAN WILL ALWAYS BE HOME TO ME. The county is big, about 50 miles across, but sparsely populated. He died in a house fire a few years ago. I spent a lot of hours and burned up a lot of powder and boot leather grouse hunting in Pathfork and Black Star. Maybe its the camo/orange. Jane E. Bailey Graves, 72 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. Harlan Countians like Justified. Im sure youd know if you were related. LOL LOL..enjoyed the article, One way to prove that someone is from the mountains is if they know someone named Lonzo! Its quiet now. In the 1970s, a strip-mining company asserted its ownership over the mineral rights for property he. We often visited Harlan as most of our relatives were there. I wanted more for my kids and wife. Sherry Jones Hall. This has been the driver to be obsessive about work and a career. I didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! I knew the Clarks well. I was born in Pineville, Ky but grew up in Pathfork. My grandparents, Elve and Flaura Campbell, moved to Sunshine and eventually to Loyall. Construction on the house beat the power company by a few years. Grew up in Loyall. as differences, real ones, but the rest is a little over stated, like JUSTIFIED, eh? Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? 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. heres the link: I moved to the Tampa Bay area as a teenager and it was a bit of a culture shock. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. They dont say that because of my accent, since I only have one when I go back there. Where you from?..Pike Countylol. My Dad was a coal miner, was on oxygen from 2007 until 2010. 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. Wayne brought u shea and ur mom n I think he took pictures. In talking about monthly checks, I can remember visiting my family in Louellen, a coal mining camp in those days, and going down to the the company store and watching people get their cheese in blocks and their commodity meat which was actually spam. I was born and raised in Sunshine. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. Funny thing is, thats what my kids do, even though they live in a small city with a million things to do. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. Look at my blog post Adventures in Hitchhiking, and youll see a story about JImmy picking me up hitchhiking one night. We lived the last house in the head of the holler with my poppy and granny our only neighbors. Pingback: Hometown Loyall-ty | Coal Troll's Blog. I went to college and had personal and professional opportunities that pulled me away. Everyone I knew (including my family) ate government cheesethe best cheese ever. I was born and raised in Harlan, KY a lil place called Sunshine. It's hard to take Basil seriously until he's shooting. One day I kidding with a guy about something he was buying and at some point he says that hes from Mingo, West Virginia. 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. I dont think I have an accent but get me out of Pike County and they all say I do. Harlan is total badass. One side was a roller rink. We didnt all drink Mountain Dew as babies. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. Crow Drums 70 (CHS). It used to be called Klondike many years ago. I got cussed up and down over it! Still have a few family members there and many friends. Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. My life is very much divided into two partsbefore and after Harlan. I dont get back as often as Id like but always thoroughly enjoy coming back to visit. I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. After all no one I know would go north of the Ky border to see. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. 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.) I went for a while to Holy Trinity School, Harlan Elementary for one year, then to Hall before Cawood. basil collins harlan county obituaryvelo nicotine pouches side effects. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. More than 450 new Canadian obituaries add each day. I live in Lee Co,Ky. My dad grew up in Evarts. My mom was from Lynch and my dad from Without. 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. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. Some are like me. He was a clerk there. You talked funny. I feel like they are missing something that we experienced, but so is life. Congrats on a good job describing a little bit of what most folks cant imagine happened. A mouthy little man like me finds out the hard way that bad is good, but big is better. Foster Funeral . My people have been there for over 200 years, since before it was Harlan. My dads cousin J.R. Williams owned a shoe shop (cobble shop) in Cumberland. Memorials. now but have family still in Harlan Co. There arent any hotels to speak of, really. We rarely hung out with anyone from Evarts or Cumberlandin those days, they had their own high schools. Thanks for the kind comments. Guy Enos Bobby T. Jessie W. Finis Marvin W. Burley . THIS is just funny. Harlan County USAdivides us into two groups: Those that love it and those that hate it. Loved the blog Ive told many people about the govment cheese. Theirs will be more like trips to Kings Island, etc. Ralph was born August 16, 1964 in Harlan to the late Ralph and Delores Moore Osborne. Also attended and graduated from Loyall High, where I was cheerleader and fairly popular. Thats pretty cool. Loved Justified. One person wrote that people visiting here didnt have hotels or anywhere to stay unless they stayed with family. Our reputation precedes us. We were just there in July , I love going back to visit. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. your a fuckin mooron ive lived here all my life ,my family pioneered this place ,both sides, why arent u still living here? In fairness, many went to both joints. What did he end up doing after the strikes? Kathy believed in the Pentecostal Faith and loved the Lord. Sadly, they didnt seem to be doing well. If its hard, its hopeless. ! Whatd I say? I live in Lexington now as well have since 1990. Elliott County is an exception becausewellyou just have to visit there to see. I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. | Coal Troll's Blog, My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. Allegedly once Collins was released at wars end he cut off the head of his prison guard with the guards own sword. We were poor and I will say very poor. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. I used to try and derail the presumptions, now I just embrace them. It was a Best Western when it was first built. Pretty accurate for McCreary Co, as well. Ruth Ann was my older brothers age. Moo-ron. Howard and Lucille Leonard are my grandparents. I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. Oh, people still get shot occasionally but at much lower rate than wed like you to believe. Harlan is tough. Were from coal mining stock. Im happy living here. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. About 1,000 people lived there when I was a kid. My Dad used to talk about when they distributed commodity margarine. These are the folks who stayed in Harlan. . My grandfather was from Island Creek, and my grandmother was from Harold. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Right now, its in a big down turn. I, too, am from Harlan an outlander like yourself, and I was left laughing and shaking my head at all the things only people like us would know to be true I would love to include a link to this in my own blog, but I dont yet know how to do it, lol. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. I live in Nashville now, it seems like everyone here know someone from Harlan. 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. 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