Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Mary Frona Justice
Nov 26, 2023
Mary Frona Justice, age 89, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at the Cedar Creek Assisted Living in Pikeville. Mary was born on December 12, 1933 to her parents the late Johnnie L. Nichols and Trixie Blackburn Nichols. She was the wife of the late Phillip A. Justice, a retired school teacher from the Pike County Board of Education, and...
Michael Calvin Chavis
Nov 25, 2023
Michael Calvin Chavis age 74, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Center in Hazard, Ky. He was born on July 23, 1949 to his parents the late Virgil "Trinidad" Chavis and Ruth Juanita Hastings Chavis. He was the husband of Debby Smith Chavis and a retired coal miner. Along with his parents, Michael...
Julius Ratlliff
Nov 23, 2023
Julius Ratliff age 80, of Powells Creek Road, Pikeville ,KY passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Julius was born in Pike County, Ky. on May, 23, 1943, to his parents the late Curtis Ratliff and Madeline Williamson Ratliff. Julius was a retired coalminer, a member of the Victory Temple Holiness Church at Shelbiana, Ky. Julius...
Judy Blackburn
Nov 19, 2023
Judy Blackburn 75 of Pikeville , KY, passed away Sunday ,November 19, 2023 at the Paintsville ARH Hospital. Judy was born on July 13, 1948 to her parents the late Ray Keaton and Lucinda Elem Keaton. She was the wife of the late Jeff Ray Blackburn, a homemaker, and a member of the Church of God. Along with her husband...
Lester Gene Bentley
Nov 17, 2023
Lester Gene Bentley, age 87, passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at his home. Gene was born in Pike County, Kentucky, on August 1, 1936, to his parents the late Alvin Bentley and Virgie Adkins Bentley. Gene was the husband of Patty Jean Mae Bentley and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Gene was the owner operator of Gene's...
Gary David Murphy
Nov 14, 2023
Gary David Murphy, age 43, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on June 5, 1980 to his parents the late Gary Douglas Murphy and Edith Loraine Cole Johnson. He was the long time companion of Nancy Kidd, and a general laborer of construction work. Along with his parents, David is survived by...
Gloria Johnson
Nov 13, 2023
Gloria Johnson, age 69, of Cowpen of Pikeville, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 at her home. Gloria was born in Dayton, Ohio and then lived a great deal of her life in Pikeville, Ky. She was a 41 year banker by profession at the original Pikeville National and currently at Pinnacle Bank. She was preceded in death by her...
Joey Cole
Nov 13, 2023
Joey Cole, age 67, of Nicholasville, formerly of Long Fork of Virgie, Ky., passed away Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 at the Baptist Health Hospital in Lexington. He was born on January 14, 1956, the son of the late Rell and Pearl Branham Cole. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by two brothers, Rell Cole, Jr....
Ervin Jay Smallwood
Nov 12, 2023
Ervin Jay Smallwood, age 45, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Jay was born on October 6, 1978 tohis parents the late Calep Smallwood and Glema Oney Smallwood. He was a handy man, worked in general labor, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with his parents, Jay was preceded in death by one...
Bradley Blake Hopkins
Nov 12, 2023
Bradley Blake Hopkins, age 66, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 at his home in Keaton, Ky. Bradley was born on March 14, 1957 to his parents the late Harry Blake Hopkins and Louanna Newsome Hopkins Damron. He was the husband of Vicki Huffman Hopkins, a retired coal miner, logger, heavy equipment operator, farmer, rancher, artist, and the skills go...
Bertha L. Burch
Nov 9, 2023
Bertha L. Burch, age 75, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2023, at her home. Bertha was born on March 25, 1948, to her parents the late George Cooper and Daisy Elkins Cooper. She was the companion of the late Howard Robinson, retired from food service, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with her companion and parents, Bertha was...
Lola Mae Pennington
Nov 9, 2023
Lola Mae Pennington, age 81, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Lola was born in Letcher County, Kentucky on May 22, 1942, to her parents the late Milton Fleming and Sadie Potter Fleming. Lola was the wife of Palmer Lee Pennington. She was a homemaker and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Lola was...
Whitney LaShea Bartley
Nov 8, 2023
Whitney LaShea Bartley, age 34, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Rockhouse of Marrowbone, passed away November 8, 2023 at her home in Lexington, Ky. Whitney was born on Dec. 18, 1988 to her parents Givelene Chaney Bartley and the late Michael Bartley. She worked for a cleaning service and was a believer of the freewill baptist faith. Along with her...
Eunice Renae Miller
Nov 7, 2023
Eunice Renae Miller, age 53, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 at her home. Eunice was born on Sept. 23, 1970 to her parents the late Mount Stell and Dixie Chapman Stell. She was the wife of the late James Miller. Along with her husband and parents, Eunice was preceded in death by one brother in law: Bruce Wolford, and...
Thelma Rogers Sword
Nov 5, 2023
Thelma Rogers Sword, age 89, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Pikeville Nursing and Rehab Center. Thelma was born on April 19, 1934 to her parents the late Cobbie Rogers and Minnie Adkins Rogers. She was the wife of the late Fred Sword, a homemaker, and a member of Creekside Church. Along with her husband and parents, Thelma...
Dennis Franklin Clevinger
Oct 29, 2023
Dennis Franklin Clevinger, age 76, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Dennis was born on March 5, 1947 to his parents the late Early Clevinger and Ella Owens Clevinger. He was the husband of Dolly Blevins Clevinger, a retired coal miner, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with his parents, Dennis was preceded...
Norma Hall
Oct 26, 2023
Norma J. Hall, age 86, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023 at her home in Burdine, Ky. Norma was born in Bluefield, Scott County, Va. She was born on May 8, 1937, to her parents the late Isaac Lawson and Dolly Scott Lawson. She was the wife of the late James Hall. Norma was a homemaker, and a member of...
James Hubert Tolson
Oct 26, 2023
James Hubert Tolson, age 57, of Hazard, Ky passed away on October 26, 2023, at the ARH Medical Center in Hazard, Ky. James was born in Lorain, Ohio, on December 24, 1965, to his parents Pascal Ann Caudill Tolson and the late James Walter Tolson. James was a retired musician and was of the Pentecostal Faith. James was husband of...
Donnie Ray Harris
Oct 20, 2023
Donnie Ray Harris, age 75, passed away at the Pikeville Medical Center on October 20, 2023. Donnie was born in Pike County to his parents the late Ray Harris and Exie Layne Harris. Donnie was the husband of Pricy Faye Slone Harris for 54 years. He was a retired coal miner, a Pastor at the Island Creek Freewill Baptist Church...
Mark William Pinson
Oct 19, 2023
Mark William Pinson, age 42, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home. Mark was born on June 10, 1981 to his parents Martha Damron Pinson and the late Bobby Lee Pinson Jr. Mark was an inventory clerk for Appalachian Wireless and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Along with his mother, Mark is survived by two brothers, Robert...
