2000s

## 2000

* February 10 – Jim Varney died, aged 50.
* February 20 – Bernard Hickman died, aged 88.
* March 7 – Pee Wee King died, aged 86.
* June 7 – Historical Marker 2047 - Pawpaw Tree Incident dedicated in Buskirk.
* September 24 – Jerry Claiborne died, aged 72.
* November 20 – Cal Turner died, aged 85.

## 2001

* February 8 – Tony Dunnavant died, aged 46.
* April 28 – James Still died, aged 94.
* May 2 – Altawood Historic District listed on National Register of Historic Places.
* May 2 – George T. Stagg Distillery listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
* June 10 – Historical Marker 2066 - Hog Trial was dedicated in McCarr.
* June 10 – Historical Marker 2068 - Site of Killing of Asa Harmon McCoy was dedicated in Ransom.
* August 1 – Martin Huston died, aged 60.
* September 5 – Cawood Ledford died, aged 75.
* October 7 – Jimmie Logsdon died, aged 79.
* December 20 – Foster Brooks died, aged 89.
* December 22 – Lance Fuller died, aged 73.

## 2002

* January 9 – Bill McCutcheon died, aged 77.
* January 14 – Paintsville UFO and Train Collision
* January 26 – Milt Ticco died, aged 79.
* February 20 – Laura duPont died, aged 52.
* June 29 – Rosemary Clooney died, aged 74.
* August 9 – Marion L. Boswell died, aged 78.
* August 31 – Lionel Hampton died, aged 94.
* September 6 – Berry Mansion listed on National Register of Historic Places.
* September 9 – Gerald W. Johnson died, aged 83.
* October 8 – Henry Ward died, aged 93.

## 2003

* May 1 – Miss Elizabeth died, aged 42.
* May 12 – Bross Townsend died, aged 69.
* August 2 – Redd Stewart died, aged 80.
* August 26 – Thomas Appelman died, aged 68.
* October 1 – Julie Parrish died, aged 62.
* October 14 – Ned Breathitt died, aged 78.
* December 4 – Jace Bugg died, aged 27.
* December 16 – Gary Stewart died, aged 59.
* December 26 – Danny Fargo died, aged 44.

## 2004

* January 18 – Ann Del Farrish died, aged 50.
* January 29 – Louie B. Nunn died, aged 79.
* February 24 – Booker Noe died, aged 74.
* June 7 – Richard E. Bush died, aged 79.
* October 15 – Tex Ritter died, aged 80.
* November 14 – Evelyn West died, aged 83.
* December 16 – Martha Carson died, aged 83.

## 2005

* January 4 – Guy Davenport died, aged 77.
* February 20 – Hunter S. Thompson died, aged 67.
* April 18 – Clarence Gaines died, aged 81.
* June 28 – Thomas D. Clark died, aged 101.
* June 29 – James Gilbert Baker died, aged 90.
* August 8 – Robert A. Baker died, aged 84.
* September 22 – Lee Huber died, aged 86.
* November 16 – Paul Noel died, aged 81.
* December 3 – Herb Moford died, aged 77.

## 2006

* February 3 – Jean Byron died, aged 80.
* February 17 – Gertrude Ganote died, aged 86.
* March 6 – Anne Braden died, aged 81.
* April 3 – Barry Bingham, Jr. died, aged 72.
* July 16 – Malachi Thompson died, aged 56.
* December 11 – Homer Ledford died, aged 79.
* December 29 – Martin Jeff (M.J.) Bannon House listed on National Register of Historic Places.

## 2007

* May 21 – Clark Adams died, aged 37.
* July 3 – Boots Randolph died, aged 80.
* August 23 – William E. McAnulty, Jr. died, aged 59.
* August 31 – Gay Brewer died, aged 75.
* September 7 – Russell E. Doughterty died, aged 86.
* November 29 – Ralph Beard died, aged 79.
* November 29 – Tommy Kron died, aged 64.
* December 2 – Elizabeth Hardwick died, aged 91.

## 2008

* February 25 – Static Major died, aged 33.
* May 11 – Dottie Rambo died, aged 74.
* August 5 – Shelby Linville died, aged 78.
* September 1 – Mel Ignatow died, aged 70.
* October 6 – Larry Belcher died, aged 61.
* October 15 – Jack Narz died, aged 85.
* November 21 – Tom Gish died, aged 82.

## 2009

* January 8 – Don Galloway died, aged 71.
* January 13 – Lanny Kean died, aged 48.
* February 15 – Damon E. Allen died, aged 88.
* February 20 – Theo's Story by Ron Rhody was published.
* March 15 – Billy C. Clark died, aged 80.
* March 17 – Jane Mayhall died, aged 90.
* April 27 – Greg Page died, aged 50.
* May 30 – Jim Rose died, aged 62.
* June 9 – Jack Littrell died, aged 80.
* June 24 – Tim Krekel died, aged 58.
* June 25 – James Baker Hall died, aged 74.
* September 16 – Mary Travers died, aged 72.