Hopper Funeral Home

03/29/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Charles Ed Fisher.

Barbourville, Ky. - Charles Ed Fisher, 91, of Barbourville passed away surrounded by loving family Thursday, March 26, 2026. Charles was born October 25, 1934, in Trace Branch Hollow to Finley Fisher and Elizabeth Helton Fisher. Charles was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfath...

03/25/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of William Clifford Smith.

Barbourville, Ky. - William Clifford Smith, 92, of Duncan, South Carolina, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026, at his home. William was born January 28, 1934, in Hammond, Kentucky, to the late Burchell Smith and Maude Baker Smith. William was a devoted Christian who was saved in 1956 and later

03/20/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Henry Franklin Hensley.

Barbourville, Ky. Henry Franklin Hensley, 83, of Morristown, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Henry was born in Knox County, Kentucky, to the late Henry F. Hensley and Dora Frazier Hensley. Henry was a hardworking man who devoted his life to his family, his faith, and to helping other...

03/19/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Jeanetta Cottongim.

Barbourville, Ky. - Jeanetta Cottongim, 90, of Woollum, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026. Jeanetta was born on December 13, 1935, to the late James Cobb and Edna Davidson Cobb. Jeanetta united in marriage to Andrew Cottongim on May 12, 1956, and to this union, four children were born. In

02/24/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Willie Lee Carter.

Barbourville, Ky. - Willie Lee Carter, lovingly known as Papaw, passed peacefully on February 20, 2026, in Illinois. He was born on April 5, 1939, in a coal mining camp in Knox County, Kentucky, and was raised in Artemus, Kentucky. The strength, grit, and faith forged in those Appalachian hills

02/19/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Greene Bingham.

Barbourville, Ky. - Greene Bingham, 85, of Tuttle, passed away peacefully at home, February 16, 2026. Greene was born November 19, 1940, in Walker, Ky., to Rev. Paul Bingham, Sr and Alice Messer Bingham. He was raised in Tuttle, a community he loved and remained devoted to throughout his life.Greene

01/06/2026

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Gaye Lois Tuttle.

Barbourville, Ky. - Gaye Lois Tuttle, 74, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away January 3, 2026. Gaye was the daughter of Matt Messer and Eunice Johnson Messer born to them April 30, 1951, in Whitley County, Kentucky. Gaye was a kind woman dedicated to her family and the Holiness faith. Taught

12/30/2025

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Arabella Emery and Isabella Aislynn Lawson.

Barbourville, Ky. Twins, Arabella Emery Lawson and Isabella Aislynn Lawson, 20 weeks gestation, passed away December 27, 2025. Their parents, Cody and Megan Lawson, siblings, Colton and Mia, and extended family were eagerly anticipating their arrival and are greatly saddened by this loss, as they lo...

12/29/2025

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Donald Ray Bingham. A Graveside Service is planned for Mr. Bingham on Wednesday, 12/31/25, at 11:00 AM at the Barbourville Cemetery.

Barbourville, Ky. - Donald Ray Bingham, 90, of Oak Grove, Alabama, formerly of Barbourville, Kentucky, was called home on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. He is survived by two daughters, Lisa Ann Bingham Weldon Steve of Oak Grove, Alabama and Donna Lynn Bingham of Oak Grove, Alabama, three granddaught...

12/28/2025

Pictured in front of a beautiful sunset, honorable members of the Knox County Sheriff’s Department paid their respects to fellow officer Patrick “Pat” Dean Alford tonight, 12/27/2025, at Hopper Funeral Home.

12/25/2025

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Patrick Dean Alford.

Barbourville, Ky. Patrick, Pat, Dean Alford, age 56, of Barbourville, Kentucky, departed this life on Sunday, December 21, 2025, in Corbin, Kentucky. He was born on January 14, 1969, in Barbourville to Beverly Ray and Linda Kay Alford. Pat attended Barbourville City School. After completing his educ...

12/24/2025

Hopper Funeral Home is honored to serve the family and friends of Daniel Dean Plumley.

Barbourville, Ky. Daniel Dean Plumley, 81, passed away December 21, 2025. Daniel was the son of Wilbur Emmett Plumley and Lillian May Daberko Plumley born to them September 17, 1944, in Canton, Ohio. Daniel was a kind, hardworking man who loved his family dearly. He was raised in Canton, Ohio,