Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Walton Burke
Sep 15, 2008
Walton Burke age 85, passed away Monday, September 15th, 2008 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Walton was born on July 2nd, 1923 to his parents the late Grady and Mary Burke. He was the husband of Eva Burke, a retired coal miner, and a member of the Unity Freewill Baptist Church at Rockhouse, Ky. Along with his parents, Walton was...
Elzie Tackitt
Sep 14, 2008
Elzie Tackitt, age 82, passed away Sunday, September 14th, 2008 at his home. Elzie was born on January 15th, 1926 to his parents the late Taulby Tackitt and Roxie Ann Johnson Tackitt. He was the husband of the late Elsie Ray Tackett, a retired self employed miner, and a member of the Enterprise Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with his...
Jeffrey Sexton
Sep 14, 2008
Jeffrey Lynn Sexton, age 41, passed away Sunday, September 14th, 2008 at the Jenkins Community Hospital. Jeffrey was born on August 24th, 1967 to his parents Paulette Mullins Sexton and the late Brenton Sexton. He was the husband of Sherrry Gwen Sexton, a truck driver for Jeco Inc., and a believer of the Baptist Faith. In addition to his wife...
Irene Belcher
Sep 13, 2008
Irene Belcher, age 90, passed away Saturday,September 13th, 2008 at her home. Irene was born on February 24th, 1918 to her parents the late Robert Lee Thompson and Eunice Thompson. She was the wife of the late Clyde Belcher, a retired school teacher for the Pike County Board of Education, and a member of the Undenominational church. Along with her...
Bruce Potter
Sep 11, 2008
Bruce Potter, age 62, passed away Thursday September 11th, 2008 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Bruce was born on May 8th, 1946 to his parents the late Garfield Potter Sr. and Emogene Tackett Potter. He was the husband of Wilma Yvonne Johnson Potter, a retired installer for Ford Motor Company, and a member of Beefhide First Alliance Church. In addition...
Randall Tackett
Sep 11, 2008
Randall Keeth Tackett, age 57, passed away Thursday, September 11th, 2008 at his home. He was born on August 24th, 1951 to his parents the late Chester and Jettie Tackett. He was a retired stockboy and member of the Church of Christ. In addition to his parents, Randall was preceded in death by one brother, Edgar Tackett, one sister, Loretta...
George "Clint" Eldridge
Sep 10, 2008
George B. "Clint" Eldridge, age 66, of Phelps, KY, passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2008. He was born on December 31, 1941, the son of the late Greeley and Addie Sawyers Eldridge. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one son, Chuckie Eldridge, six brothers and two sisters. Before his retirement, Clint had worked...
George C. Chaney
Sep 8, 2008
George C. Chaney, age 72, of Pikeville, KY, passed away on Monday, August 8, 2008, at his residence. He was born on May 22, 1936, the son the late George Dewey and Vernie Epling Chaney. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Elfie Worrix, Nell Sharp, and Magdalene Thacker. George worked as a...
Tommy Dale Blankenship
Sep 3, 2008
Tommy Dale Blankenship, age 62, of Kimper, KY, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2008. He was born on May 11, 1946, the son of Francis Blankenship and the late Jack Blankenship. In addition to his father, he was also preceded in death by three brothers, James Wilson, James Paul and Homer Blankenship and by two sisters, Helena and Juanita...
Arkansas Hudson
Aug 31, 2008
Arkansas Hudson, 100 years old, of Robinson Creek, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, at Thompsonville Illinois. She was born August 2, 1907, at Weeksbury KY. She was the daughter of the late Burchfield and Louise Burke. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Union Regular Baptist Church. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death...
Leon Brown
Aug 30, 2008
Leon Brown, 63, of River Rouge, Michigan, died August 30, 2008. He was the loving husband of Evangeline Judy Brown for 43 years. He was the dearest father of Renee (Mark) Kidder and Leon O'Neil Brown. He was the dear son of the late Eugene and Dixie Brown of Dorton, KY, dear grandfather of Kaleb Michael and Noel Christine Kidder,...
Ralph Adkins
Aug 25, 2008
Ralph Adkins, age 84, of Pikeville, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2008, at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on July 31, 1924, the son of the late Ike and Grace Vanover Adkins. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by four brother, richard, Roscoe, Bobby and Paul Adkins, and by two sisters, Eleanor...
Cleveland Huffman
Aug 24, 2008
Cleveland Huffman, age 80, of Shelbiana, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2008, after 6 p.m. at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on October 18, 1927, the son of the late Thomas and Mary Huffman. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. He is survived by his wife,...
Rita Slone
Aug 24, 2008
Rita Slone, age 42, of Greasy Creek, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at her residence. She was born on May 10, 1966, the daughter of Jimmy Jack and Avonelle Adkins. In addition to her parents, she is also survived by her husband, Clayton Slone, by two sons, Justin Slone and Josh Slone, by one brother, Jimmy Reed Adkins...
Harold Dean Meadows
Aug 23, 2008
Harold Dean Meadows, age 64, of Regina, KY, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2008, at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on November 11, 1943, the son of the late Francis and Martha Meadows. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by one brother Howard Meadows and by a baby brother. He is survived...
Charles Bennett "Benny" Justice
Aug 21, 2008
Charles Bennett "Benny" Justice, age 47, of Lower Pompey, KY, passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at the Holston Valley Hospital. He was born on December 22, 1960 the son of the late Jesse and Gloria Faye Kemp Justice. He is survived by one daughter, Jessica Renee Johnson of Elkhorn City, KY, by two sons, Christian Anderson and Chase...
Ivan Beverly
Aug 20, 2008
Ivan Beverly, age 74, of Jenkins, KY, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at the Whitesburg ARH Hospital. He was born on August 8, 1934, the son of the late Cedric and Hattie Johnson Beverly. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Beverly. A host of loving friends also survive. Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2008,...
Sammie G. Wright
Aug 18, 2008
Sammie G. Wright, age 84, of Dorton, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2008 at his residence. He was born on April 7, 1924, the son of the late Joe and Winnie Wright. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Aileen Potter Wright, by six brothers and four sisters. Sammie proudly served his...
Fred Sword
Aug 17, 2008
Fred Sword, age 78, of Pikeville, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2008, at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on December 2, 1929, the son of the late John Wesley and Mollie Justice Sword. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two sons, Freddie Sword, Jr, and Johnnie Sword, by one daughter, Bernice...
Augusta Greer
Aug 8, 2008
Augusta Greer, 92 years old, of Virgie, KY, died Friday,August 8, 2008 at her residence. She was born October 1, 1915. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Hamlin Branham. Augusta was a homemaker and a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tandy Greer,...
