Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Scotty Derry
Jan 2, 2014
Scotty Derry, age 67, passed away Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Scotty was born on May 24, 1946 to his parents the late James Edward Derry and Dolly Childers Derry. He was the husband of Carol Hurley Derry, retired from road construction, and a member of the Pikeville Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Scotty...
Oleta Rose Mullins
Jan 1, 2014
Oleta Rose Mullins age 79, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 at the Morristown Hamblen Hospital. She was born on March 16, 1934 to her parents the late Farley Justice and Josie Thacker Justice. She was the wife of James Elster Mullins, a homemaker, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with her parents, Oleta was preceded...
Jesse Bridgeman
Dec 30, 2013
Jesse H. Bridgeman age 87, passed away Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 at his home. Jesse was born on May 31, 1926 to his parents the late Solman Bridgeman and Fannie Swiney. He was the husband of Juanita Miller Bridgeman, a carpenter, and a member of the Caney Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Jesse was preceded in death...
Curtis (Junior) Ratliff
Dec 29, 2013
Pastor Curtis (Junior) Ratliff, age 72, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 at his home. Curtis was born on June 15, 1941 to his parents the late Curtis Ratliff and Madeline Williamson Ratliff. He was the husband of Patricia Matney Ratliff, a coal miner, and Pastor of Powell's Creek Holiness Church. Along with his wife, Curtis is survived by three...
Violet Ramsey Rowe
Dec 29, 2013
Violet Ramsey Rowe, age 98, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 at her home. Violet was born on Aug. 13, 1915 to her parents the late Joe B. Ramsey and Florence Gray. She was the wife of the late Gilbert Gladis Rowe, a retired school teacher for the Pike County Board of Education, and a member of the Buckfield Freewill...
Fred Baker
Dec 29, 2013
Fred Baker, age 89, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Fred was born on May 20, 1924 to his parents the late Ira Baker and Frankie Baker. He was the husband of Hester Baker, a coal miner, and a member of the Dorton Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Fred was preceded in...
Lola Wallace
Dec 21, 2013
Lola Irene Wallace 87, of Pikeville, KY, passed away Saturday December 21, 2013 at the Signature Nursing Home in Pikeville, KY. She was born January 15, 1926 in Pikeville, KY. She was the daughter of the late Sam and Sarah Jane Hinkle Young. Lola was a nurse aid at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital as well as the Mountain Manor Nursing...
Lena "Shondelle" Chaney Jones
Dec 16, 2013
Lena "Shondelle" Chaney Jones, age 44, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Shelbiana, Ky. Lena was born on Feb. 3, 1969 to her parents Woodrow Chaney Jr. and Clara Chaney. She was the wife of Frank Jones, and a homemaker. Lena was preceded in death by one brother, Kelly Chaney, and one sister, Sabrina Renee Chaney. Along with her...
Kelly Jo Cole
Dec 16, 2013
Kelly Jo Cole, age 47, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Kelly was born on May 3, 1966 to her parents the late Ben Yates and Mary Ellen Webb Yates. She was a nurse at Mountain Manor Nursing Home and a member of the Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Kelly is survived by two sons,...
Johnny D. Stewart
Dec 15, 2013
Johnny D. Stewart age 55, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013 at the Hazard Hospice Center. Johnny was born on Sept. 21, 1958 to his parents Cora May Stewart and the late Robert Eugene Stewart. He was a retired coal miner. Along with his father, Johnny was preceded in death by two sisters, Renita Lambert and Darlene Stewart. In addition...
Mertie Sloan
Dec 11, 2013
Mertie Elizabeth Adkins Hopkins Sloan went to be with her Lord and Savior December 11, 2013. She was comforted in her passing by her daughter, Vivian Kay. She was born May 28, 1926, daughter of the late Alfred and Vina Adkins of Dry Fork, and the loving wife of Joe Hopkins of Greasy Creek. Later in life she married Roy...
Susie E. Coleman
Dec 4, 2013
Susie E. Coleman, age 86, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013 at the Whitesburg ARH Hospital. Susie was born on Sept. 3, 1927 to her parents the late W.F. Jones and Dolly Stewart Jones. She was the wife of the late Elmer William Coleman, a homemaker, and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along with her husband and parents, Susie...
James David Bevins
Dec 4, 2013
James David Bevins, age 78, was taken to heaven December 4, 2013. Born February 19, 1935, was a minister of the Church of Christ since May 1984. He was a proud member of the UMWA. He held the position of the minister of the Grapevine Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Geraldine...
Kenny Ellis Sanders
Nov 30, 2013
Kenny Ellis Sanders, age 51, passed away Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 at the Hospice Care Center in Richmond, Ky. Kenny was born on Oct. 27, 1962 to his parents, Suetta Ramey Sanders and the late Ellis Sanders. He was self employed and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with his father, Kenny was preceded in death by one sister,...
Nancy Bolton Hamilton
Nov 29, 2013
Nancy Bolton Hamilton, age 61, of Pikeville, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013 at her residence. She was born on July 26, 1952, the daughter of the late Link and Bobbie Jo Bolton, Jr. Nancy was self employed and was of the Baptist Faith. She is survived by her husband, James S. Hamilton, by a daughter, Amy Hamilton (Thurman)...
Virginia Lynn Thacker
Nov 29, 2013
Virginia Lynn Thacker, age 65, of Pikeville, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2013, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on April 29, 1948, the daughter of the late James C. and Virginia Droddy Varney. Virginia was a homemaker and attended the First Presbyterian Church. She is survived by her husband, John W. Thacker, by a daughter, Jennifer...
Joe Larain Fincher
Nov 25, 2013
Joe Larain Fincher, age 85, passed away Nov. 25, 2013 at his home in Aurora, Colorado. He was born on May 17, 1928 to his parents the late Madison Fincher and Ora Jones. He was the husband of Earnestteen Conn Fincher, a pipefitter for Steel Products, and he also served his country honarably in the U.S. Navy. Along with his...
Eva Adkins Burke
Nov 23, 2013
Eva Adkins Burke, age 79, of Rockhouse, KY, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at her residence. She was born on November 26, 1933, the daughter of the late Elzie Hill and Mae and Jim Adkins Hylton. In addition to her parents she was also preceded in death by a son, Henry Adkins, by a brother, Ruben Hill, by...
Madelyn Miller
Nov 21, 2013
Madelyn Miller, age 79, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 at her home. Madelyn was born on June 6, 1934 to her parents the late Steve Meade and Lillie Iricks Meade. She was the wife of the Late James E. Miller, a homemaker, and a member of the Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her husband and parents, Madelyn was...
Homer Kinder
Nov 21, 2013
Homer Kinder, age 90, passed away Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Homer was born on March 29, 1923 to his parents the late Anthony Kinder and Myrtle Kendrick Kinder. Homer was the husband of June Bevins Kinder, a retired coal miner for Kentland Elkhorn Coal Company, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. He...
