Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Louvina Ratliff
May 19, 2023
Louvina Ratliff, age 84, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Louvina was born in Pike County, Ky. on October 8, 1938 to her parents the late Ruie P. Coleman and Anna Charles Coleman. Louvina was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God In Jesus Name. She was also a member of the...
William Stanley Charles
May 13, 2023
William Stanley Charles, age 78, of Phelps, Ky. passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at his residence. Stanley was born on January 31, 1945 to his parents the late Claude Charles and Bertha Maynard Charles. He was a retired coal miner from McCoy Elkhorn Coal Company for over 27 and a half years. He loved having cattle and he...
William Curtis "Buffalo" Hillerman, Jr.
May 12, 2023
William Curtis "Buffalo" Hillerman, Jr., age 83, of Pikeville, Ky. passed away on Friday, May 12, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. William was born in Churchs Ferry, North Dakota on April 14, 1940, to his parents the late William Carson "Buff" Hillerman, Sr. and Mae Gallinger Hillerman. Bill is the husband of Phyllis Ann Blackburn Hillerman. Bill and Phyllis...
Julie Johnson
May 11, 2023
Julie Sturgill Johnson, age 75, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023 at her home. Julie was born on July 18, 1947 to her parents the late Ballard Sturgill and Gladys Conn Sturgill. She was the wife of Roger Johnson, over sales and marketing at David Appalachian Craft. When Julie moved to Lincoln Park, Michigan is where she met her husband,...
James Edward Quinn
May 9, 2023
James Edward Quinn, age 43, passed from this life surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. He was the husband of Charla Blackburn Quinn, an employee of the Ky. Highway Department, and a believer of the Christian Faith. James was born on Feb. 23, 1980 to his parents Edward...
Roger Kunz
May 9, 2023
Roger C Kunz, age 78 of Trinity, Florida passed away Tuesday May 9, 2023 at home. Roger was born to Phillip W Kunz and Eunice Elizabeth (Bobbitt) Kunz in Washington D.C. He was in the United States Navy and retired from Verizon Telephone Company in Fairfax, Virginia. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister...
Roger Neal Damron
May 7, 2023
Roger Neal Damron, age 61, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 5, 1961 to his parents the late Carvin Damron and Ruby Roberts Damron. He graduated from Morehead State University with a degree in Journalism and graphic design. He was a graphic designer...
Thomas Marion Phillips
May 6, 2023
Thomas Marion Phillips, age 89, of Caney Highway, passed away on May 6, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was the husband of the late Bobbie Carol Ray Phillips. Thomas was born on May 31, 1933 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was a retired teacher, administrator, and school bus driver for Pike County District, a believer of the...
Joey Neil Bentley
May 6, 2023
Joey Neil Bentley 56 years old of Marrowbone, KY , passed away Saturday, May 06, 2023 at his residence. Joey was born on Feb. 16, 1967 to his parents Anna Lou Rowe Bentley and the late Foster Fayette Bentley. He was a member of the Faith First Baptist Church. Along with his father, Joey was preceded in death by one...
Michael Joseph Bartley
May 6, 2023
Michael "Mikie" Joseph Bartley, age 35, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Michael was born on January 5, 1988, in Pike County, Ky. to his parents, Gilbert Bartley and the late Kimberly Bartley. Michael was a General Laborer. He was preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his father, Gilbert Bartley, Stepmother, Tommie...
Phyllis Justice
May 3, 2023
Phyllis Mathias Justice, age 84, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Hillcrest Healthcare Center in West Virginia. Phyllis was born on May 22, 1938 to her parents the late Charles Arthur Mathias and Pearl McCarty Mathias. She was the wife of the late Denver David Justice, retired office manager for Krogers, and a believer of the Church of...
Adam Estep
May 3, 2023
Adam Estep, age 86, of Pikeville, Ky, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at his residence. He was born on September 27, 1936, the son of the late Ira Estep and Cora Mounts Estep. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by a sister, Gladys Roberts. Adam was the owner and operator of Adam Estep Enterprise. He...
Bruce Lynn Vaughan
Apr 28, 2023
Bruce Lynn Vaughan, age 75, passed away Friday, April 28, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 8, 1948 to his parents the late Bruce Vaughan and Gertrue Sutherland Vaughan. He was retired from the Merchant Marines. He also served his country honorably in the U.S. Navy. Along with his parents, Bruce was preceded in death...
Phyllis Prater
Apr 28, 2023
Phyllis Prater, age 81 of Shelbiana, Ky. passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Phyllis was born in Pike County, Ky. on June 29,1941, to her parents the late Lester Keene and Ida Robinson Keene. Phyllis was a homemaker and a member of the Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...
Arnold Belcher
Apr 28, 2023
Arnold Belcher, age 87, passed away on April 28, 2023. Arnold was born in Pike County, KY. on November 8, 1935, to his parents the late Victor Belcher and Cordelia Osborne Belcher. Arnold was retired from both the Ford Motor Company in Ohio and as a foreman with the C&O Railroad. Arnold proudly served his Country in the United States...
Joyce Johnson
Apr 27, 2023
Joyce Johnson, age 87, of Virgie, Ky. passed away on April 27, 2023, at the Cedar Creek Assistant Living in Pikeville, Ky. Joyce was born in Pike County, Ky. on January 22, 1936, to her parents the late Hassel Mullins and Lizzie Belcher Mullins. Joyce was the wife of the late Mickey Johnson. Joyce was a homemaker, member of the...
Rose Mary Justice
Apr 26, 2023
Rose Mary Francis Justice, age 69, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at the Morristown Hamblen Hospital in Morristown, Tn. Rose Mary was born on August 15, 1953 to her parents the late Cecil Francis and Cinda Fletcher Francis. She was the wife of Stallard "Buzz" Justice Jr. for over 53 years, owner/operator of Synergy Realty Pros., and a member...
Truman Slone
Apr 25, 2023
Truman Slone Jr., age 48, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Truman was born on Nov. 11, 1974 to his parents the late Harry Truman Slone and Mable Blankenship Slone. He was the husband of Marsha Hill, a cook for Pikeville College, and a believer of the christian faith. Along with his parents, Truman was...
Lisa Marie Warner
Apr 25, 2023
Lisa Marie Warner, age 83, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the Holston Valley Medical Center. Lisa was born on Sept. 5, 1939 to her parents the late Jim Adkins and Delsi Adkins Adkins. She was a retired cosmetologist and a member of the Owsley Church in Pikeville. Along with her parents, Lisa was preceded in death by one...
Audrey Mae Smith
Apr 24, 2023
Audrey Mae Smith, age 69, passed away Monday, April 24, 2023 at the Rockcastle Regional Respiratory Care Center in Mt. Vernon, Ky. She was born on March 7, 1954 to her parents the late Conder Smith and Mattie Pinson Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the Mike's Branch Church of Christ. Along with her parents, Audrey was...
