Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Gregory Glenn Gilbert
Aug 30, 2021
Gregory Glenn Gilbert, age 65, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gregory was born on Sept. 7, 1955 to his parents the late Noah Glenn Gilbert and Elsie Rice Gilbert. He was the husband of Diana Potter Gilbert, and a retired truck driver and mechanic. Along with his parents, Gregory was preceded in death by...
Paul Douglas Collins
Aug 30, 2021
Paul Douglas Collins, age 64, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Paul was born on June 8, 1957 to his parents the late Wade Langley Collins and Marie Syck Collins. He was the owner of Carpet Outlet and a believer of the baptist faith. Along with his parents, Paul was preceded in death by one...
J.B. Compton
Aug 27, 2021
J.B. Compton, age 80, of Radcliff, Ky, formerly of Island Creek, Pikeville, KY., passed away on August 27, 2021, at the home of his son. J.B. was born in Pike County, Ky., on December 27, 1940, to his parents the late Georgie Compton and Lilly Leedy Compton. J.B. was of the Baptist Faith and was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator....
Shirley Lee Hall
Aug 23, 2021
Shirley Lee Hall, age 73, passed away Monday, August 23, 2021 at her home. Shirley was born on Sept. 7, 1947 to her parents the late Ernest William Robbins and Bertha L. Bailey Robbins. She was the wife of the late Reedy Hall, retired head custodian for Goshen Community Schools, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along...
Tyler Ray Adkins
Aug 21, 2021
Tyler Ray Adkins, age 26, of Greasy Creek, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021 at his home. Tyler was born on Sept. 28, 1994 to his mother, Gina Rich. He was a believer of the Baptist Faith. Tyler was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Chester and Herma Adkins of Wolfpit. Besides his mom, Tyler is survived by his...
Sonnie Sowards
Aug 19, 2021
Sonnie Sowards, age 74, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on July 10, 1947 to her parents the late Clyde Thomas Adkins and Edith Gray Almond. She was the wife of Jeff Sowards, a homemaker, and a member of Jubilee Christian Assembly of God Church. Along with her husband, Sonnie is survived...
Gerald Thomas Ray
Aug 18, 2021
Gerald Thomas (13-Speed) Ray, age 64, passed away Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gerald was born on Feb. 3, 1957 to his parents the late Vernon Ray and Mary Ann Gibson Ray. He was the husband of Euna Ray, owner/operator of 13 Speed Trucking Company, and an assistant Pastor for Brushy Creek Baptist Church. Along with...
Okey Lee May
Aug 18, 2021
Okey Lee May, age 83, passed away August 18, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Okey was born on Dec. 8, 1937 to his parents the late Tilden May and Maggie Stiltner May. He was the husband of Lassie Coleman May, retired from the U.S. Navy, coal mining and he belonged to the Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents,...
Carolean Newsome
Aug 15, 2021
Carolean "Carol" Harless Newsome, age 71, passed away Sunday, August 15, 2021, at her home in Winchester, Ky. Carol was born on March 18, 1950 to her parents Maggie Compton Harless and the late James Harless. She was the wife of Brennan Newsome, a speech language pathologist for the Pike County Board of Education and nursing homes. Along with her...
Patricia Slone Finkbone
Aug 14, 2021
Patricia Jean Slone Finkbone, age 71, of Pikeville, Ky., was called Home to be with her Lord on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at the Pikeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after battling a long illness. She was born on January 8, 1950 to Hatler and Gail Deane Ratliff Slone of Pikeville. Her grandparents were Ira and Delphia Ratliff of Pikeville and...
Chad Eric Casey
Aug 12, 2021
Chad Eric Casey, 46, of Hartsville, South Carolina, formerly of Pikeville, KY., passed away on August 12, 2021, at the Hartsville Regional Medical Center. Chad was born in Pike County, Ky on April 8, 1975, to his parents Eula Kellione Casey and the late Glen Casey. Chad was a member of the House of Prayer and Worship. He was employed...
Eloise Coleman
Aug 12, 2021
Eloise Coleman, age 95, of Wolfpit, Elkhorn City, Ky. passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Eloise was born in Pike County, Ky, on March 31, 1926, to her parents the late Lon Anderson and Caroline Epling Anderson. Eloise was a retired employee from the Pike County Board of Education, as a cook at Millard...
Ron Newsome
Aug 10, 2021
Ron Newsome, age 65, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Pikeville, Ky. passed away at his home on August 10, 2021. Ron was born in Pike County, Ky., on January 17, 1956, to his parents the late Corbet Newsome and Willys Ray "Bowling" Newsome. Ron was a believer of the Baptist Faith, he was a retired employee of Lowes....
Jack Compton
Aug 10, 2021
Jack D. Compton, 86 of Little Creek passed away on August 10, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born on August 7, 1935, in Yeager, Kentucky to the late Wilburn and Cordelia (Hopkins) Compton. The third of six siblings, he was a 1953 graduate of Virgie High School. He served in the U.S. Army and, for a time, was stationed...
Mary Ann Chaney
Aug 5, 2021
Mary Ann Chaney, age 41, passed away August 5, 2021, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Mary was born on July 2, 1980 to her parents the late Champion Chaney and Earmelene Layne Chaney. Along with her parents, Mary was preceded in death by three brothers, David Lee, Richard, and James Chaney, and one niece, Cynthia Chaney. Mary is survived by...
Madonna Anderson
Aug 2, 2021
Madonna Anderson, age 47, passed away Monday, August 2, 2021 at the U.K. Medical Center. Madonna was the wife of Bobby Anderson, a homemaker, and a believer of the Christian faith. She was the daughter of Denton Houston and Linda Johnson Houston. Along with her husband and parents, Madonna is survived by one daughter, Linda Nicole Anderson, one brother, Jonathan...
Burder Melton
Aug 1, 2021
Burder Melton, ae 88, passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at his home. He was the husband of the late Loraine Justice Melton, a retired self employed master plumber, and a member of the Church of Christ. Burder was born on August 27, 1932 to his parents the late Claude Melton and Beulah Hoxit Melton. Along with his wife and...
Dorothy Mae Smith
Jul 31, 2021
Dorothy Mae Smith, age 92, of Chloe Creek, Pikeville, Ky., passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021, at her home. Dorothy was born on August 31, 1928, in Sioux City, "Woodbury" County, Iowa, to her parents the late Calvin Stickler and Marcedes Higbee Stickler. Dorothy was the wife of the late Roy F. Smith and a homemaker. She was a...
Harold Dean Rowe
Jul 20, 2021
Harold Dean Rowe, age 70, of Phyllis, Ky., passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Harold was born in Pike County, Ky. on April 29, 1951, to his parents the late John Harold Rowe and Stella J. Hampton Rowe. Harold was a retired Forest Ranger, member of the Disabled American Veterans, one of the Co-Founders and President of the Fishtrap...
Ermel Charles Ratliff
Jul 20, 2021
Ermel Charles Ratliff, age 91, of Poor Bottom Road, Elkhorn City, Ky, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Ermel Charles was born in Pike County, Kentucky, on July 14, 1930, to his parents the late Sterling Ratliff and Virgie Little Ratliff. Ermel Charles was a coalminer, a retiree from Austin Powder Company. He was the husband...
