I believe you will see that I have great affection for Harlan, much more than many of the people who still live there. 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. Getting Started | Contributor Zone Contribute to This Page Edit page Clear your history On this criterion, Robertson County would qualify, but again, its just too far north. To her credit this pretty city girl took these inconveniences in her stride and made this mountain man a very good wife. Your mother was my teacher at Hall High for four years. 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. Sweet. Someone told me that the best way to commit suicide was to stand around in Smith and act like youre counting money! My grandfather worked in the Sunshine mines in the 20s and 30s. It has to be kind of tough to get there or at the very least its just on the way to somewhere else. I suggest you search my blog for my many other posts about life in Harlan County. Again I will say Harlan is a great place to be from but I would not want to live there today. Ray Wynn February 26, 2023 (87 years old) View obituary. Join us . My sister in law was born over in Leatherwood. Its boring. John, this is really good stuff! I enjoyed your blog ..I too left Harlan to find work ..I recently got turned down for a job doing private duty nurses aide for a new client because I was from Harlan ..The job interview started out very well until she ask where I was from I had an accent 24 years later I still have that accent I think she was worried I was packing a gun..to funny ..love my Harlan county roots ..from Wallins.. ..Oh yeah agree with everyone loved that Gov, cheese. He worked at Eastover for several years after the strike until Duke closed the mines. Probably like 4th or 5th cousins. Wouldnt trade it for anything. When we heard a car coming we knew we were having company.we usually hid to see who it was. I go there to visit, and it has improved somewhat, but I like my central Ky home in LaRue county much better. Its amazing how many of Moms students I still run into. Harlan County U.S.A. I was born in my grandmothers house, in those days hospitals were few and far between. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Like inner cities, there are generations locked into a poverty cycle. Both my grandsons have degrees in med profession PT and Massage Therapy. Id love to learn more about the people, especially on the other side of the strike. 66, originally of Loudoun County, VA passed away January . Bianchi Funeral Homes, Inc. Evarts ~ Harlan ~ Loyall ~ Tri City. I love the fact she loves a mountain boy, just like her Momma did:) This is a great article!! Its quiet now. Were still Harlan Countians. We were not eligible for the government cheese, but my aunt was, & she would always bring us some, every month. They have cousins or in-laws or remote ancestors who hailed from the mountains. Both my Grandfathers worked in the mines their younger years and I still have a 1st cousin working the mines. My Mom was a nurse at the hospital there (where I was born in 66). Mikes Drive In was in Loyall. 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 KNOW A LOT OF REALLY GOOD PEOPLE AT CAWOOD AND SMITH, KY. No one from Harlan . The obvious beingwe are just like you and every one else. I have no other information on these two at this time. . I have more memories of the younger Brittons that are closer to my age. If you live in Harlan, I cant say that I blame you. There was nothing like sitting on the front porch swing drinking RCs from my uncles one room store. My Dad was born in Evarts andexpect for military service and collegenever lived anywhere else. Being 60yrs old now, I am very proud of my ancestors and family heritage. I knew your father-in-law, and mother-in-law. It is true that you can take the boy out of the mountains but never the mountain out of the boy. It was quiet then. Salinas - Longtime Salinas resident Basil Eugene Mills passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022, at the age of 91. Cheese is the only thing the US government ever perfected. So so sad to see that head of the Holler non existent now, all overgrown. He died in a house fire a few years ago. | Coal Troll's Blog, I stumbled across your blog and enjoyed much. 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. 1976 Harlan County U.S.A. (Documentary) Self - Mine Foreman (as Basil Collins) Edit Personal Details Alternate Names: Basil Collins Edit Did You Know? I have all the respect in the world for the good people in Harlan county its rough with mines getting shut down and people loosing what they know best and thats coal Im sorry it rough that is a reason I moved but keep strong everyone in Harlan has a big heart and I promise they are some the best people u ever meet in ur life. Thanks for the kind words. The old structure is still up there on Pine Mountain. I really hacked off one guy about the government cheese. Being a descendant of such a controversial character of those times I may be asking for a social beating on here. Even though they know whats best for Harlan, we dont really like them. I worked as a car hop from Denny rays rite out of high school. I lived there 6 years and worked in the mines . I live in Texas but will always be a Harlan Co Ky girl. The economy continues to contract and isnt likely to get much better. Its nice to read good thoughts of Harlan County. Our Location. My dad taught there from 66 96. 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 bought him out after seven. Memorials. Theyre usually the folks who dream of turning all of Eastern Kentucky into a massive tourist destination by having all the people who live there pack up and move. I graduated in 80. I would make mom break me off a chunk. We laugh at them but let them have their fun. Alfredia Miniard Kenney February 10, 2023 (91 years old) She is survived by her sons, Nicholas George Ingemi Matthews and Eugene Christopher Hanc. Even though I had been lots of places, leaving Harlan took me out of my comfort zone. He made shoes. Basil was born January 18, 1930, in Montevideo, Minnesota, the third of five. Finished my last year in high school from there. We outlanders like our Harlan roots. I guarantee you that my Dad knew your father. . I graduated in 1964. Vacation at Hilton Head, Tybee Island, Myrtle Beach, Hawaii, have an American Spirit Coachman that sleeps ten and a pontoon. Harlan is mean. I even remember who it was, but lets let bygones be bygones. In that regard, Harlan is Small Town, USA. My Mom graduated from Cumberland High School. Basil Collins Harlan County Obituary, Exchange office contact details: Contact Point: Mrs . GOD BLESS YOU ALL. I know that area, well, too. We knew Jimmy Meeks very well. 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. We have corresponded back and forth for several years about our Leonard connections. My grandfather was from Island Creek, and my grandmother was from Harold. One day I kidding with a guy about something he was buying and at some point he says that hes from Mingo, West Virginia. 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. 2022-11-11T17:09:58Z. When he grew up, he moved west to Colorado and became a hard rock miner for the next 40 years. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/, http://www.kentuckytourism.com/places_to_stay/holiday-inn-express/73/, SoWhere Are You From? My parents married in Harlan County in 1949. Robert Basil (Bob) Sydney, NS. West Family Funeral Services is the primary provider of funeral and cremation services that create a healing experience for families and their loved ones. We live in McCreary Co now, so still SEKY. I was born and raised in Sunshine. Foster Funeral . . Rip Torn as Thanks. Of course, it doesnt. They are either Harlan by birth or moved there at a young age. Unemployment in 2017 was 9.4 percent, far above the national average. Women took over the picket lines. Did you know Jimmy C. Morgan? Outlander here Born at HARH, raised in Grays Knob- attended Hall Elementary and Junior High, JACHS and then got out to attend UK. Im fortunate that my job regularly takes me to Eastern Kentucky. Never making any differences in us. I attended LoyallElementary and Junior High and James A. Cawood High School. My mother taught at Evarts for many years. Did you live here? February 23, 2023. Good stuff, John. Harlan Countians like Justified. Of course, theres a downside. You went up 119 to the Loyall turnoff, and youre absolutely right: Any Harlan Countian who turns the corner at Pineville changes languages! Raised with his brother Dale and cousins. A friend of mine once drank a beer from a girls cowboy boot at the Lounge. A rural county of 27,000, Harlan County's average household income is about $29,000. I was looking for the turnoff to Loll. I had friends in Pathfork. He told The Sun on Sunday: "His real name was Basil and his nickname was always Val. Yes, we have folks living in povertytoo many (as though there is an acceptable level of suffering) but most folks live just fine. 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. My children are fascinated and perhaps slightly horrified that I grew up in Harlan. There are good people and bad people. I do not claim to be from there so I am not in any of your groups. THIS is just funny. Janice and I were both switchboard operators and admissions clerk. Death Notice. In fact, I got up this morning with the intent or renewing my research. Id hate to have to kill you. Obituaries of Harlan Funeral Home. Thanks for the article. Today he wore jeans and a navy hooded sweatshirt, with his neatly trimmed silver-white hair tucked under a Tractor Supply Company cap. The folks in Brookside were surely Harlan Countians as was the chief gun "thug," Basil Collins. As you know we lived near Evarts. In reference to going swimming in the river and the city pool, we did that too. She graduated from Cumberland High School. The Chappells Dairy Slogan: It may be good and not be ours, but it cant be ours and not be good. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN HARLAN,CO. Photoplay, 'I Saved My Brother's Life,' by Helen Martin, p. 94, February 1967. A full obituary will follow in The Daily Star. Kentucky Death Records 1911-2000 over 2 million records. And of that i am very proud. One side was a roller rink. An obituary is a published or unpublished death announcement. Have a cousin who lives in Evarts and cousins in middle KY. Isolation. Harlan was born and raised in Council Bluffs, IA. [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). Glover Allan (Al) Amherst, NS. Still have a few family members there and many friends. It was described as a place where people only smiled when they heard that someone had died. The late Norman Smith was a classmate of mine at JACHS. 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. Eastern Kentucky isnt for everybody, it isnt even for a lot of the people who live here their whole life. My dad was a teacher at JACHS from 1962 to 1968. On future blog give Watts Creek a mention. Im pretty sure I remember Lance. It has been both fascinating and sad as well to learn so much about the history, struggles, strength and resilience of the Harlan countians. It will always be home., Thanks. It will now be in Bell County Circuit Court starting Thursday after a change of venue. I had friend in Sunshine growing up. I went to Cumberland College, Austin Peay Univ for my first masters, Trevecca University for my doctorate, second masters, and administrative certification. I was blessed to have been raised in the mountains. Now, people in Carter County pretty much sound like us, but they have that Interstate. I grew up in this wonderful town, going for summers and Christmas in Atlanta. Lynch had a skating rink when I was a teenager. I left to go to school at EKU, meet my wife there, she is from Ohio. Im sorry that I didnt do more to keep in closer touch with them both as we grew older. I lived through that strike, my dad was in charge of security for Eastover, so I guess that made him the head gun thug to many. Delivered babies at ARH back in 87 while doing my Family Practice residency at UK. Were the last group thatcan openly derided. Interview Summary. I was born and raised in Harlan County and we moved to Alabama in 1952 when I was 12 years old. I was raised in Wallins Creek and Cumberland by my Mamaw as a child. Rachel Elaine Smith, 46 Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. I found the search function and found the story. We have exchanged information over the years. We used to sprinkle sugar over the cheese, before grilling them! Fantastic post, though. If youre spending the night in Harlan, you probably have family there anyway. What Mountains besides the one on the border with Virginia, Black Mt.(?)? Maybe 700 or so now. They might as well have been in different states. Box 102, Oswego, New York 13126. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Oswego County Hospice, P.O. your a fuckin mooron ive lived here all my life ,my family pioneered this place ,both sides, why arent u still living here? That is where my husband grew up. I wonder if youre related to Clarence Leonard who lived near Evarts. I have been gone from Harlan now for 40 years, One thing I will say is you are accurate in your writings of Harlan. Although we certainly werent poor, Government Cheese is excellent, and my Dad would get us a block whenever he could. Sudie Crusenberry talks about her father's work as a miner and his suffering from black lung. 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. Jeanette McKendrick Leonard was my Me-maw and the best lady you to have ever been born! John And of course, I mean that in a funny, I`m laughing kind of way. It would occasionally be condemned but re-open at some point. Im sure they knew each other. Kildav . HARLAN PRICE OBITUARY. I have neglected my research of the Leonards and McKendrick for some time because of my health problems. Thats when people get their checks. I aint convinced about mccounty , well leave the porch light on. If you ever lived in Harlan you have been gone so long you dont know what the hell is going on. Fleming County has beautiful, rolling hills, but they arent mountains. Grew up in Loyall. https://www.facebook.com/groups/WallinsCreekers/. It was originally the Bays Motel. We also suffer from stereotyping. Thats pretty cool. We once had a train full of nerve gas pass through Loyall. 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 didnt mean to turn my comment into a mini blog, but you inspired the flood of memories! I am a born and raised harlan countian. This excludes Boyd, Greenup, Lewis, etc. I am VERY new to the blogging world. Now, dont confuse Harlan County with the town of Harlan, our county seat. I was born in Pike Co. in 1960 and in my 53 yrs. Youre probably thinking of Arthur Johnson. 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! Ive been trying to read up on as much as I can on the people in the documentary. Maybe they were hoping to see (or experience) some kind of catastrophe. Remember all the men that used to hang out around the courthouse, sitting on the little wall? Not at all. We got spanked when we needed itdidnt hurt us one bit but sure made us better kids growing up and better adults today. Its called age, my friend. Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, United States Immediate Family: Husband of Neta Belle Collins Father of Robert Basil Collins and Private Collins. He was born on August 21, 1964. Great article!! 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. I raised my daughter hereBTW she has owned a successful swimming pool and fence company here for 35 yrs. Never mind. Thank you so much for this, it came at a time when I needed to count my blessings, and being born in Liggett, and raised in Pansy, I truly was blessed. 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. Thank you so much for sharing. 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. heres the link: Ive also been criticized for making Eastern Kentucky sound too goodand that came from a guy who lives there! Region. A native of Fulton, he was a life resident of the Fulton-Volney area. March 9, 1997. NEAR CLOSPLINT KY AND I AM PROUD TO BE FROM HARLAN CO THAT IS HOME ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN CORBIN KY NOW. An obituary will follow. My dad was one of them, outside Tommy Lees barbershop. Im happy living here. My Dad used to talk about when they distributed commodity margarine. I have been gone for 40 years I still have my Harlan Co accent and the kids have lost their Eastern Ky accent. Im on the state Corrections Commission, so Ive seen her name. What year, and how did he die (or is he still alive)? 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? Disability checks. I think we overlapped at Cawood for a year. All thats left is the yard and that light. I made another U turn and started back toward Harlan at a much slower pace and was directed to take the Loyall turn off. Took the jury about 5 minutes to find against us, lol. Pingback: Im Baaaackmaybe | Coal Troll's Blog, Loyall kid hereloved finding this. One of the greatest victories won by the efforts of the wives is the arrest of Basil Collins, the de facto leader of the "scabs", workers who are hired by the company to provide labor in the event of the strike. Robertson County is the toughest to exclude. Well.. Town is flooded with people. They had no desire to ever live anywhere else. I guess Ive waited too many years to ask, but it would be nice if someone knew of him or my other Grandfather Bill Randolph. View Recent Obituaries for Bianchi Funeral Homes Evarts~Harlan~Loyall~Tri City. If he called on you and you missed the questionBOOM! i bet you knew my father in law he worked at the loyall store and was the fire chief for a number of years. Dad was a good friend of Norman Yarboroughs. 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. She was a member of Laymon Holiness Church. Really enjoyed the read. More than 450 new Canadian obituaries add each day. My Dad taught English there for a long time (Mr. Creech). They might as well have been in different states. Some escape, but most dont. There are a lot of Harlan Countians that are very happy to be called just that. Everything is right on! I didnt know, but thats before my time. Ill say Im from Harlan, but dont get confused. You hit home with many of your comments being born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, Sandy Hook, Elliott County to be exact. I love your blog, it is a great read. When she made this movie, Kopple was one of the bravest filmmakers working. I guess this was one of many reasons my dad thought California was a good choice for me. February 24, 2023. My younger brother and I were born and raised in Dayton. We didnt have that problem when I lived there. Ive been gone for 20+ years now. Im definitely a Harlan County boy. Many people watch the FX series Justified. My mother grew up in Cumberland and knew tons of Creeches from up that way. None of my schools still exist. Good to hear from you. And should I know you? She was the daughter of the late Robert and Della Mae Hall Price. He was retired from the Harlan Co. Board of Education with 35 years of service in the maintenance department. She went back to Harlan as soon as she was discharged. Gillis Heather Elaine. Allegedly once Collins was released at wars end he cut off the head of his prison guard with the guards own sword. Were originally from Letcher County and had to leave in 1995 due to the coal mines shutdown. Eastern Ky is not privvy to divorce is it?? I had him for a health class. They might have gone to college or joined the military. Abe was in my class @Black Star when it was an elem. My Grandfather/Grandmother was Floyd/Janie Clark. It is good to hear from you and I hope to hear from you again. She agreed. I was born in Harlan and I remember living there, but I didnt have the experience that my parents had (who were both born in Harlan County) since I didnt grow up there. 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. My Mom taught at SE Community College. There are a few folks who left and dont care to ever hear of Harlan again, but thats true of all small towns. Take care! I rarely saw Janice after I left the hospital, Sometimes, the film would jam and you could watch it melt. I have three amazing great-grandbabies. Who We Are. 3. Were isolated. (She died in 1995, and I am so glad to have such good and often funny memories of her.) He evidently hasnt been to Harlan lately. The original Mount Aire Motel was on Pine Mountain, and it burned down in the 70s. We always found lots of mutual interest things to gab about. Im very impressed by your writing. born and raised in harlan ky live in northern. I made the mistake of posting a picture of Basil on a Harlan County Facebook page. She laughed. I dont live in Harlan now, but Im still a Harlan Countian. You talked funny. Ive really enjoyed reading this article. She was one of my favorite. Btw, the Mount Victory part of this county feels very Eastern KY. Just found the blog and enjoyed it. I was rather disappointed to read all about my competition Garys Lounge. I knew no one married to his own sister and just a handful married to their cousins. Always. Ralph Osborne, Jr 58 of Bledsoe, KY passed away Tuesday evening of February 14, 2023 at his home. Nancy Baker as Editor. So my family got to enjoy it even tho they never lived in Harlan. Pingback: My Life in Harlan County | Williams Kilpatrick, PLLC. I was born, raised and still live in Pike County. Dad used have him mow for us sometimes. Loyallalso had a theaterthe Roadenuntil I was about 6 years old. SO neat to see my family talked about on here! Its bleak. Harlan County, Kentucky: Basil Collins miner foreman and leader/manager of the scabs confronts picketers with a 45 in his right pocket. Sometimes, these people would show up to help us. I cant read some of these posts because of the negative way they talk about MY hometown. Im from Loyall. We have mountains all around us. I grew up in the town of Harlan, at the bottom of Ivy Hill. born & raised Pathfork Ky~, Thanks. He was from Leslie, she from Perry. associate director I was mostly raised In Floyd Co. KY & did live in Grundy , Va. at one time. If you read it carefully, youll note that I said I havent lived there in 30+ years. We know trash when we see it, and Im not talking about garbage pick up. 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. Arrangements are pending with Oneonta's only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz St., www.lhpfuneralhome.com. Harlan is quiet, unless you grew up near the railroad tracks like I did. =). We like that its called Bloody Harlanby some folks even though that name is based upon events which occurred 70 years ago. Kevin Keating as Director of Photography. That I can remember but I cant find my car in the parking lot? You have to sound like us. Norman was good to my dad, especially during my dads troubles with alcohol yet another commonality of that age. With our many years of experience in caring for . Basil was a neighbor of ours when I was a kid, so I know he was real. One person wrote that people visiting here didnt have hotels or anywhere to stay unless they stayed with family. I grew up here, went to school here and am still here by choice. We just live somewhere else. They know whats best for Harlan, though, and wont hesitate to tell you. Our teeth arent all that bad, although mine arent great. John I cant believe you didnt even mention the no nothin about. What do you suppose that would translate into? Before we started, I told the court reporter that Ive been told I have an accent of some kind. I used to sleep on the bread racks. Thanks for the kind words. 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. Surviving is her husband: Lee Banks; 1 son: Timothy Lee Banks of Whitesburg; 2 daughters: Beverly (Tim) Lawson of Roxanna . Only if were talking to another Harlan Countian would we narrow the description to the town. Pretty accurate for McCreary Co, as well. John. I went to Business College, married my daddys cousin (you had to know that was coming didnt you). My Mom and grandparents are gone now but I have always continued to visit with relatives in Harlan every summer. Ruth Ann was my older brothers age. 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. We were driving down the road from Pineville toward Harlan and I was looking for the turn off to get to sister Normas place. She retired in 1982. 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. Her husband had been killed during the war. Thanks for the reads I have read most of your blogs. I worked with them both at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in the late 60s, early 70s. 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. North America. Click a name to view the obituary. I love your wifes Loll great story! Katherine Lynn Caldwell February 24, 2023 (51 years old) View obituary. The "villain", Basil Collins, survived the Batan Death march. Clarence had one brother Howard P. Leonard and Howard P and his wife Lucille had a son named Clarence Edwin Leonard. 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; I grew up in Sunshine too. It was a movie experience like no other. John, enjoyed your comments. Thanks for your comments. It still is in some ways, although it has been many years since the United Mine Workers Association held great sway. It captured the essence of Jimmy. Loved your blog and thought it to be an accurate description. Many who knew of the hair would be shocked to know he wears it pretty much buzzed these days. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. I was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit but my parents were from Harlan County, my dad born in Holmes Mill growing up in Highsplint, my mother born and raised in Black Mountain eventually leaving and lived in Corbin. 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