Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Wanda Lucas
Jul 11, 2012
Wanda Jeannette Hopkins Lucas, age 72, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Wanda was born on July 7, 1940 to her parents the late Willard Hopkins and Lakie Prater Hopkins. She was the wife of Challie Lucas Jr., a claims adjustor for Old Republic Insurance Company for over 38 years, a member of the Eastern...
Mollie Thornbury
Jul 8, 2012
Mollie Thornbury, age 71 passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012 at her home. Mollie was born on May 7, 1941 to her parents the late John Johnson and Anna Caudill Johnson. She was the wife of the late Benny Thornbury, a retired cook for Pike County Board of Education, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with her husband...
Turner Boyd
Jul 6, 2012
Turner Boyd age 79 passed away Friday, July 6, 2012 at his home in Murfreesboro, Tn. Turner was born on April 2, 1933 to his parents the late Alex Boyd and Matilda Smith Boyd. He was the husband of Billie Kinney Boyd, a purchasing agent for Paramount Packaging/Wal-Mart, and he also retired from the U.S. Air Force. Along with his...
Margaret "Peggy" Smith
Jul 4, 2012
Margaret C. "Peggy" Smith, age 62, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Peggy was born on Sept. 10, 1949 to her parents the late C.C. Curtis and Betty Jones Dale. She was the wife of Richie Smith, an insurance agent, and a member of the Salem United Methodist Church. Along with her husband, Peggy is...
James Edward Stiltner
Jul 4, 2012
James Edward Stiltner, age 59, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at his home. James was born on Sept. 9, 1952 to his parents the late Willie Stiltner and Zella Justice Stiltner. He was the husband of Josephine Hess Stiltner, a coal tipple operator for McCoy Elkhorn Coal Company, and a believer of the Regular Baptist Faith. Along with his...
Phyllis Jean "Ruby" Hamlin
Jul 2, 2012
Phyllis Jean "Ruby" Hamlin, age 78 passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at her home. She was born on Nov. 16, 1933 to her parents the late Raymond and Lona Layne. Ruby was the wife of Frank Hamlin, a homemaker, and a member of the Blessed Hope Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her parents, Ruby was preceded in death by...
Marie Phillips
Jul 1, 2012
Marie Morris Phillips age 98 passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Marie was born on August 28, 1913 to her parents the late John Morris and Trulie Stratton Morris. She was the wife of the late Alva Phillips, a homemaker, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Marie is survived by one son, Harvey J....
Wilma S. Yates
Jul 1, 2012
Wilma S. Yates, age 63 passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the Hocking Valley Hospital in Logan, Ohio. Wilma was born on Jan. 1, 1949 to her parents the late Carmel Crum and Ona Prater Justice. She was also preceded in death by her step father, Estil Justice. She was the wife of Roger "Tootie" Yates, a homemaker, and...
Bill Rose
Jul 1, 2012
Bill Rose age 91 passed away Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the Hazard Hospice Center. Bill was born on August 30, 1920 to his parents the late Henderson Rose and Arminda Childers Rose. He as the husband of Margie Cable Rose, a retired coal miner, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with his parents, Bill was...
Walter Kenneth "Jim" Pugh
Jun 29, 2012
Walter Kenneth "Jim" Pugh age 62 passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at his home. Jim was born on June 28, 1950 to his parents the late Walter Pugh and Irene Thacker Pugh. He was the husband of Nadine Scott Pugh, a retired coal miner for Cheyenne Elkhorn Coal company, and a member of the Upper Grapevine Church of Christ....
Michael Shawn Ratliff
Jun 21, 2012
Michael Shawn Ratliff age 39 passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Shelbiana, Ky. Michael was born on June 28, 1972 to his parents Gary Ratliff and Barbara Prater Ratliff. He was the husband of Amy Adams Ratliff, a coal miner for Enterprise Coal Company, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Michael was preceded in death by...
John Keith Long
Jun 20, 2012
John Keith Long age 52 passed away Wednesday, June 20th, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center. John was born on Jan. 23, 1960 to his parents the late Clinton Long and Mella Bentley Long. He was a mechanic and a believer of the Baptist Faith. John is survived by two sons, Clinton Keith Long of Napoleon, Ohio, Eric John Long...
Zella Jewel Wright
Jun 14, 2012
Zella Jewel Wright, age 78 passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Zella was born on Feb. 2, 1934 to her parents the late Edward Craft and Thelma Sorrel Craft. She was the wife of the late Jeff Wright, a nurse aide for home health, and a member of the Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her...
Mae Bevins Crigger
Jun 13, 2012
Mae Bevins Crigger, age 92, of Pikeville, KY. passed away on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on July 12, 1919, the daughter of the late William Jefferson and Myrtle Adams Bevins. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Crigger, by two brothers, Eugene and Orville...
Bethany Nicole Damron
Jun 6, 2012
Bethany Nicole Reynolds Damron, age 33, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Bethany was born Oct. 22, 1978 to her parents John Reynolds and Teresa Blackburn Reynolds. She was the association executive for Eastern Ky. Association of Realtors and a believer of the Baptist Faith. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Phillip...
Harvey Gene Elkins
Jun 4, 2012
Harvey Gene Elkins age 74 passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home. Harvey was born on April 10, 1938 to his parents the late Sol Elkins and Dovie Belcher Elkins. He was the husband of the late Eliza Forestine Vanover Elkins, a retired coal miner for Trojan Mining, and a member of the Freewill Baptist. Along with his...
Ovil Hunt
Jun 4, 2012
Ovil Hunt, age 82 passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at his home. Ovil was born on May 21, 1930 to his parents the late Jessie Hunt and Liddie Ramey Hunt. He was the husband of the late Mary Ellen McCown Hunt, retired from cutting timber, and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Along with his wife and parents,...
Karter Bearden
Jun 1, 2012
Karter Drake Bearden infant son of Justin and Shandra Patrick Bearden went to be with Jesus on June 1, 2012. He was preceded in death by his great-grandmother Jenny Tackett and great-grandfather Chester Allen Newsome. Along with his parents, he is survived by two brothers: Dominic and Chase Bearden; his maternal grandparents: Gary and Carrie Patrick; his paternal grandparents: Rusty...
Deborah Lynn Chaney
May 26, 2012
Deborah Lynn Chaney, age 61, of Virgie, Ky., passed away on May 26, 2012, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on February 11, 1951, the daughter of Fred Gray and the late Jetta Thacker Gray. Deborah was a homemaker and a member of the Sutton Baptist Church. In addition to her father, she is also survived by her...
June Bullion Tackett
May 26, 2012
June Bullion Tackett, age 93, of Lick Fork Road passed away on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on July 16, 1918, the daughter of the late Pat and Ida McClellon Bullion. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Dudley Tackett, by five brothers and three sisters....
