Keith Edward Tackett

Keith Edward Tackett, 54, of Akron, Ohio, passed away on July 18, 2019.  He was born in Akron on December 18, 1964. Keith served 26 years as a dedicated dock worker for UPS Freight.  Keith was a loving and compassionate husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed gardening and loved sports, especially Baseball and Basketball.  He spend many years coaching his sons and groomed them into men. Keith loved for nothing more than to spend time with his children and grandchildren.  He also coached many youth teams and touched so many lives as he was a past Coventry Little League President.  Keith raised a die hard University of Kentucky Wildcat family.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Nicole Tackett, mother, Lena Guysinger, and grandmother, Dorothy Billiter. He is survived and his legacy cemented by his sons Ryan (Kristina) Tackett, Brandon (Rachel) Tackett, and Alex (Rhianna) Tackett, His first Wife and dearest love Bobbie Morgan, Joyce Forte (mother of Brandon and Alex), father, Matthew (Pam) Tackett, sister, Marcia (Ed) Stalnaker, nieces, Heather (Mario) Dixon and Heidi Genevish. His Amazing grandchildren, Andre Ramos, Natasha Morgan, Christian Tackett, Lucas Tackett, and Abigail Tackett, his uncle, Larry (Kathy) Billiter, aunt, Mary Elizabeth Riddle, and a host of loving family and friends.   Visitation will be Saturday, July 27, 2019, 10:00 AM at the Lucas and Son Funeral Home. Funeral will be Saturday, July 27, 2019, at 12:00 Noon at the Lucas and Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Compton Family Cemetery, Pikeville, Ky.