Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
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...
Teresa Ratliff
Apr 8, 2024
Teresa Gay Ratliff, age 64, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024 at U.K. Hospital in Lexington, Ky. She was born on January 24, 1960. Teresa was the wife of Wayne Ratliff and a homemaker. Along with her husband, Teresa is survived by one son, Thomas R. Bartley, one brother, Lonnie Mullins, one sister, Katie Quesenberry, one granddaughter,...
Donald Keith Hall
Apr 8, 2024
Donald Keith Hall, age 63, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, April 8, 2024, with his beloved wife, Sharolet and his three children by his side. For over a year, he fought cancer to be there for his family and have as many moments with them as he could. Those who loved him called him Keith, Keithie Boy,...
John Smallwood
Apr 5, 2024
John C. Smallwood, age 78, passed away Friday, April 5, 2024 at the East Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, Ky. John was born on Nov. 27, 1945 to his parents the late John Morgan Smallwood and Erma Roberts Smallwood. He was the husband of Betty Lou Morgan Smallwood, a retired coal miner and mine inspector, and a believer...
Corey Ryan Chaney
Apr 3, 2024
Corey Ryan chaney, age 37, of Shelby Gap, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at his home. Corey was born on January 18, 1987 to his parents Deborah McCarty Chaney and the late Herbert Lee Chaney. He was a general laborer of construction and had worked in coal mines, and was a believer of the Freewill...
