COUCH CEMETERY–COUCH FORK–LESLIE COUNTY KENTUCKY
Submitted to the KyGenWeb by: J.P. Downard
ab4rx@IGLOU.COM
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This Cemetery is located 4.3 miles west of the Hyden, Spur Exit Toll Gate,
upon the hillside, on the right side of the Daniel Boone Parkway, (from the
exit toward Manchester) as you go down Couch Fork not far from the mouth of
Bob Fork. There are two cemeteries located in this area, one is on the left
of the road. and the other is on the right. Dates and names copied September
10, 1979 by Oleta Morgan &- Olene Bailey.
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Two graves are upon the hillside in back of the cemetery, outside the cemetery.
NAME BIRTH DEATH NOTES
GEORGIA S. COUCH, Mar. 8. 1905 Jan. 14, 1975 wife of Ray Couch
(Georgia was a. Sizemore)
LAURA COUCH Nov. 12, 1918 Nov. 17,1977
NEVILI,E COUCH Oct. 10,1939 April 5, 1978 son of Laura
JERRY COUCH May 22, 1951 Sept. 10, 1972 son of Will/ shot at Bob Fork
(GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN)
JIMMY RAY HOSKINS Oct. 26, 1949 Mar. 3. 1971 son of Effie McCoy
(Shot near Hazard)
HAROLD GIBSON July 30, 1955 Nov. 5, 1977 shot in ambush Bob Fork
HENRY S. COUCH Aug 5, 1892 April4, 1968
EULINA C. HO-OKINS May 8. 1947 Jan. 199 1970 DAU. OF TESTER COUCH
J.C.COUCH June 26, 1935 May 7. 1968 son of Tester Couch
MANDA FAY LEAR Mar. 7, 1955 May 7, 1969/
Two Small Graves
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BARBARA ANN BEGLEY June 17 1968 infant dau.of Willie Begley
DAVID BEGLEY Mar.18, 1969
JOHN BLEVINS 1895 1970
BURCHEL COUCH date unknown Aug. 8, 1949 son of Carr Couch
(GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN–
BELOVED WE LOVE YOU)
Unmarked grave
GEORGE COUCH 1380 1954
BILL COUCH Jan. 6. 1869 April 16, 1953 son of John & Nancy
(called “Dirty Beard”)
POLLY JAI.IE (COUCH) 1874 May 5, 1942
ALONZO COUCH Sept. 26, 1936 Dec. 30, 1970 killed in the mine explosion at
Hurricane Creek, Leslie Co., KY
which killed 38 miners.
WILLIAM COUCH Dec. 25, 1852 Aug. 2, 1926 ASLEEP IN JESUS
JANE COUCH June 20, 1859 June 22, 1910
4 unmarked graves
(same stone)
RACHEL COUCH Jan. 16, 1880 MOTHER
REV. HENRY COUCH Dec. 8, 1884 Oct. 2, 1950 FATHER
WILLIAM CARR COUCH June 27, 1941 Feb. 14, 1969/
WILLIAM COUCH Nov. 25, 1892 Mar.9,1951 GEORGIA SGT. INF. World War I
Unmarked grave
FRED SIZEMORE Oct. 23, 1905 Dec. 12, 1969/
DOROTHY ELIZABETH MARIE MORGAN/ April 3. 1959 Mar. 11, 1967/
MOLLIE BURKS Mar. 10, 1883 Dec. 23, 1962/
PVT. JOHN BURKS 4-5-1877 4-15-l951 SPANISH/AMERICAN WAR
FOREVER HONORED – FOREVER MOURNED
WILLIAM PAUL(?)BURKS Jan-3. 1922 Dec. 4, 1923 (ASLEEP IN THE ARMS OF JESUS)
JOHN FRANCIS HAMPTON Mar. 27, 1962 Mar. 27, 1962
POLLY ANN EVERSOLE June 5. 1915 April 29, 1967 AT REST
JOHN COUCH Dec. 25, 1886 June 23, 1953 AT REST
FATHER/ CARR COUCH 1868 1947 GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
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