Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Jewette Reid "J.R." Thacker
May 11, 2024
Jewette Reid :"J.R." Thacker, age 74, passed away Saturday May 11, 2024 at his home. Jewette was born on Sept. 26, 1949 to his parents the late Jewette Thacker Sr. and Vicy Dales Thacker. He was the husband of Pattie Sue Adkins Thacker. J.R. was a retired track man for CSX Railroad Company, a believer of the baptist...
Cathy Little
May 6, 2024
Cathy S. Little, age 65, passed away Monday, May 6, 2024 at her home in Melvin, Ky. Cathy was born on June 4, 1958 to her parents the late Claude Sullivan and Vada Belcher Sullivan. She was the wife of Ronnie Little, a retired respiratory therapist for Highlands Regional Medical Center and Pikeville Medical Center, and a...
Steven Big E. Norman
May 4, 2024
Steven Raymond "Big E." Norman, age 63, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on Sept. 26, 1961 to his parents the late Walter Ping Norman and Lois Williamson Norman. He was a self employed land scaper and general labor at Johnson Motors, and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along...
Paul "Pete" Benner
May 2, 2024
Paul Jennings "Pete" Benner, 63, of Pikeville, KY passed away on May 2, 2024 at UK Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. The family would like to thank the amazing healthcare professionals from both Pikeville Medical Center and University of Kentucky Medical Center for their exceptional care throughout this time. We would like to thank our family and friends...
Glen Allen Keene
May 1, 2024
Glen Allen Keene, age 64 passed away Wednesday May 1, 2024. Glen was born December 10, 1959 to the late Kermit Keen and Iona Mae Adkins Keen. He was a retired coal miner and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Along with his parents Glen was preceded in death by one son Glen Edward Keene, one granddaughter...
Sharon Clark
May 1, 2024
Sharon Lee Clark, age 73 passed away May 1, 2024 at the William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay Florida. Sharon was born August 9, 1950 to her parents the late Armilda Syck Lee and Hansel Jack Lee. She is survived by her husband, James Anderson Clark of Melbourne ,her son James Lee Clark of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and her...
George Adkins
Apr 30, 2024
George Albert Adkins, age 71, of Pikeville, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at Pikeville Medical Center on April 30, 2024. George was born on January 25, 1953, to his parents Alfred Adkins and Pauline Bentley Adkins.
He was a lifelong resident of Pike County and was a proud Appalachian. George worked for 50+ years in various positions in the coal industry. He...
Gail Sowards Reed
Apr 29, 2024
Gail Sowards Reed, age 84, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gail was born on Feb. 29, 1940 to her parents the late Fonso Mullins and Verna Smallwood Mullins. She was the wife of the late Phillip Sowards, he was the father of her children and love of her life. Gail was a...
David Ralph Ratliff
Apr 29, 2024
David Ralph Ratliff, age 76, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at his home of Jenkins, Ky. He was born on January 6, 1948 to his parents the late Marvin Ratliff and Ardath Looney Ratliff. He was retired from a car factory in Detroit, Michigan, and a believer of the christian faith. David is survived by one...
Robert Pete Damron
Apr 29, 2024
Robert Pete Damron, age 87, passed away Monday, April 29, 2024 at his home. Robert was born on June 13, 1936 to his parents the late Preacher John A. Damron and Angeline Prater Damron. He was the husband of the late Betty Sue Tackett Damron, a retired coal miner for over thirty one years, and a believer of...
Loretta Bartley
Apr 27, 2024
Loretta Stewart Bartley, age 94, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024 at her home. Loretta was born on Nov. 29, 1929 to her parents the late Cleve Stewart and Della Fife Stewart. She was the wife of the late Wilkie Bartley, a retired custodian for Pikeville Medical Center and Millard High School and she also worked at Wal Mart for...
Stephanie Nicole Sparks
Apr 26, 2024
Stephanie Nicole Sparks age 43, passed away April 26,2024 at home. Stephanie was born July 3, 1980, to her parents Ronald Sparks and Edith Faye Williams Sanders. She was the companion of James "Dids" Blackburn, a homemaker and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Stephanie was preceded in death by her grandmother Edith Williams. Along with her mother,...
James Thacker
Apr 24, 2024
James Thacker, age 76, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Ky. He was the husband of Sandra Kay Marrs Thacker, a retired heavy equipment operator for Clark Elkhorn Coal Company and Bizzack, and a believer of the Methodist Faith. He was born on July 31, 1947 to...
Billy Gene Tackett
Apr 23, 2024
Billy Gene Tackett, age 68, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Billy was born on October 31, 1955 to his parents the late Campbell Tackett and Geneva Tackett. He was the husband of the late Patty Rose Hamilton Tackett, a retired truck driver for Mullin's Trucking Company, and a Christian. ...
Rodney Damron
Apr 20, 2024
Rodney Damron, a beloved father, son, brother and friend to many passed from this life on Saturday April 20, 2024 at his home in Seymour, TN. He was 57 years old, born on July 17, 1966 in Pike County, KY to the late George Damron, Jr and Lillian Carol Damron. Rodney leaves behind his loving children Taylor Ryan Damron,...
Rex Sanders
Apr 20, 2024
Rex Sanders, age 69, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his home. Rex was born on Sept. 26, 1954 to his parents the late Levon Sanders and Edith Bryant. He was the husband of Patricia Mullins Sanders, a retired steel worker, and a believer of the freewill baptist faith. Along with his parents, Rex was preceded...
Melissa Dawn Coleman
Apr 19, 2024
Melissa Dawn Coleman, age 48, passed away Friday April 19, 2024, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born June 29, 1975, to her parents the late Denver Thacker and Kay Bartley Thacker. She was the companion of Jessie Taylor, a homemaker and a believer of the Freewill Baptist faith. Along with her father Melissa was preceded in death...
Gary Looney
Apr 14, 2024
Gary Looney age 71, of Pikeville, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gary was born November 3, 1952 to his parents the late Orbie Looney and Helen Ratliff Looney. He was the husband of Vanessa Richardson Looney, a retired truck driver for HT Hackney. Along with his parents Gary was preceded in death by...
Willa "Willie" Nell Bentley
Apr 12, 2024
Willa "Willie" Nell Bentley, age 89, passed away Friday, April 12, 2024 at her home. She was born on Nov. 21, 1934 to her parents the late Harvey Allen and Lura Cole Allen. She was the wife of the late Arlin Bentley, a homemaker, and a member of the Flint Hill Baptist Church in Morganton, Georgia. Along...
Milo Jerome Allen
Apr 11, 2024
Milo Jerome Allen, 8 day old infant of Kaliya Kelley and Jackie Jerome Allen passed away Thursday, April 11, 2024 at the Ky. Children's Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Milo was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother: Brenda Sue Allen. Along with his parents, Milo is survived by his maternal grandparents: Kiretta Mace and Chad Kelley, paternal...
