Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Geneieve Prater
May 14, 2014
Geneieve DeRossett Prater, age 78, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Geneieve was born on July 4, 1935 to her parents the late Elige DeRossett and Francis Layne DeRossett. She was the wife of the late Oliver Prater, a homemaker, and a member of the Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her husband and...
Forest Rose Milam
May 9, 2014
Forest Rose Milam, age 79, passed away Friday, May 9, 2014 at her residence. Forest was born on Oct. 6, 1934 to her parents the late Guy Johnson and Thersia Lusk Johnson. She was the wife of Raymond Milam Jr., an assistant Manager at Pikeville National Bank for 24 years, co founder of Sandy Valley Habitat for Humanity, and a...
Joan Stamper
May 8, 2014
Joan Stamper, age 56, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Joan was born on Oct. 15, 1957 to her parents the late Granville Caudill and Nannie Bowling Caudill. She was the wife of Clifford Stamper, a homemaker, and a member of the Colson Pentecostal Church. Along with her parents, Joan was preceded...
Chad Worrix
May 7, 2014
Chad Worrix, age 35, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at his home following a childhood illness. Chad was born on April 4, 1979 to his parents Linda Varney Casey and Daris Pops Casey. He was a member of the Upper Grapevine Church of Christ. Chad was preceded in death by his father, Everett Robert Worrix, and one sister, Roberta...
Gary W. Williams
May 5, 2014
Gary W. Williams, age 66, passed away Monday, May 5, 2014 at Pikeville, Ky. Gary was born on Feb. 17, 1948 to his parents the late Ben Williams and Virgie Newsome Williams. Gary was the husband of Pauline Thacker Williams, retired from the Department of Highways, and pastor of Island Creek Holiness Church. Along with his parents, Gary was preceded...
Elmer Blackburn
May 4, 2014
Elmer Blackburn, age 74 passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Elmer was born on Aug. 16, 1939 to his parents the late James A. "Lonnie" Blackburn and Martha Coleman Blackburn. He was the husband of Berna Thacker Blackburn, a coal miner and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with his parents, Elmer...
Velma Loraine Kinney
May 3, 2014
Velma Loraine Kinney, age 71, of Shelbiana, Ky, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at her residence. She was born on February 8, 1943, the daughter of the late Ruey and Bertha Thacker. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by two brothers, Billy and Eugene Thacker.Velma is survived by her husband, Arkie Kinney, by...
Edith "Tead" Allean (Coleman) Easterling
May 3, 2014
EDITH ALLEAN (COLEMAN) EASTERLING died on May 3, 2014 in Xenia, Ohio. She was born on Poor Bottom Hollow, Pike County Kentucky, on September 13, 1925 to Ellie Sanders Coleman and Bev Coleman. She lived her whole active life on Poor Bottom and only moved to Xenia, Ohio when she became a stroke victim and unable to live independently. She...
Ira Stanley
Apr 20, 2014
Ira Stanley, age 86, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Ira was born on April 20, 1928 to his parents the late Floyd Stanley and Minnie Stanley. Ira was the husband of the late Josephine Stanley, retired from Walter Slone's Mining, and a believer of the baptist faith. Along with his wife and parents, Ira...
Ella Smallwood
Apr 18, 2014
Ella Price Smallwood, age 90, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Ella was born on Dec. 25, 1923 to her parents the late John Bentley and Eliza Helton Bentley. She was the wife of the late Estil Price, a homemaker, and a member of the Pine Grove Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with her husband...
Paislee Tucker
Apr 17, 2014
Paislee Rihanna Faye Tucker, stillborn daughter of Kelly Joe Tucker and Jessica Bartley Tucker passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Along with her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Ashton McCade Tucker and Brayden Conner Tucker, grandparents: Billy & Rita Bartley, and Jeanette and Joe Tucker, aunts and uncles: Ashley & Kyle Hess, David...
Roma Scott
Apr 16, 2014
Roma Ward Scott, age 84 passed away Wednesday April 16,2014 at her residence. Roma was born May 9, 1929 to her parents the late Troy an Lucy Anshire Ward. Along with her parents Roma was preceded in death by her husband Charles E. Scott, one daughter Patty Pugh, three sons Donnie, Ronnie, Johnnie, three sisters Ortha Taylor, Opal Good, Goma...
Lettie Pugh
Apr 16, 2014
Lettie Marie Pugh, age 89, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at her home. Lettie was born on July 6, 1924 to her parents the late Mahlon Hampton and Mary Alice Elswick Hampton. She was the wife of Buren Pugh and a homemaker. Along with her parents, Lettie was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. In addition...
Woodrow Chaney Jr.
Apr 15, 2014
Woodrow Chaney Jr. age 68, passed away Tuesday April 15, 2014 at his residence. Woodrow was born April 15,1945 to his parents the late Woodrow Chaney Sr. and Maudie May Chaney. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by one son Kelly Chaney, by two daughters, Shondelle Chaney and Sabrina Chaney Gould, by one sister Sylvia Chaney. Woodrow...
Robin Belcher
Apr 6, 2014
Robin Tackett Belcher, age 43, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 at the Jeffersonville Memorial Hospital in Tennessee. Robin was born on Feb. 3, 1971 to her parents, McCoy Tackett and Emma Ray Tackett. She was the wife of Dale Belcher, a homemaker, and a member of the Dorton Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her husband and parents, Robin is...
Charles Birchfield
Apr 6, 2014
Charles Birchfield, age 83, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Michigan. Charles was born on May 12, 1930 to his parents the late Alec Birchfield and Louisa Caudill Birchfield. He was the husband of the late Roma Birchfield, a coal miner, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with his wife and parents, Charles was preceded in death...
Danny Lynn Stanley
Apr 5, 2014
Danny Lynn Stanley, age 59, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Turkey Creek Hospital in Knoxville, Tn. Danny was born on May 22, 1954 to his parents the late Herman Hobert Stanley and Kansas Belcher Stanley. He was self employed and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along with his parents, Danny was preceded in death by one...
Naamon Coleman
Mar 24, 2014
Naamon Coleman, age 86, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at his home. Naamon was born on March 13, 1928 to his parents the late John D. Coleman and Cynthia Music. He was the husband of Mary A. Coleman, a retired coal miner for U.S. Industries, and a member of God's church. Along with his parents, Naamon was preceded in...
Ruby Cantrell
Mar 23, 2014
Ruby Beauparlant Cantrell, age 79, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at her home. Ruby was born on June 20, 1934 to her parents the late Isaac Helton and Della Puckett Helton. She was the wife of the late Houston Cantrell, a retired sales clerk, and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Along with her husband and parents, Ruby...
Paul R. Hunt
Mar 17, 2014
Paul R. "Yank" Hunt, age 71, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014 at the U.K. Medical Center. Paul was born on Dec. 9, 1942 to his parents the late Loy Hunt and Eva (Abshire) Hunt. Paul was the husband of Lenore Stiltner Hunt, a retired coal miner, and a believer of the holiness faith. Along with his parents, Paul was...
