Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Johnny J. Marrs
Jan 15, 2021
Johnny J. Marrs, age 72 of Pikeville, Ky., passed away at his home on Friday, January 15, 2021. Johnny was born in Pike County, Ky. on March 23, 1948, to his parents the late Virgil Marrs and Elizabeth Mullins Marrs. He was the husband of Sherry Ratliff Marrs. Johnny was a retired conductor, with the CSX Railroad. Johnny was of...
Orville Gene Morrison
Jan 11, 2021
Orville Gene Morrison, age 89, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Orville was born on March 21, 1931 to his parents the late John Wesley Morrison and Zetta Ratliff Morrison. He was the husband of Juanita Caines Morrison and a Deacon at Zebulon Church of Christ. He was the owner of Gene Morrison Welding and...
Larry "Fiddle" Keith Rowe
Jan 9, 2021
Larry Keith Rowe of Phyllis, Ky passed away on January 10, 2021, Sunday, at the Good Shepherd Health and Rehabilitation at Phelps, Ky. Larry was born in Pike County, KY on February 8, 1955, to his parents the late John Harold Rowe and Stella Hampton Rowe. Larry was a coalminer and was employed for over 30 years were he operated...
Gary Blaine Johnson
Jan 8, 2021
Gary Blaine Johnson, age 72, of Jenkins, Kentucky, passed away on January 8, 2021, at the Whitesburg ARH Hospital. Gary was born in Pike County, Ky on July 7, 1948, to his parents the late James Melvin Johnson and Regeana Addington Johnson. Gary was retired from Commonwealth Builders. He was preceded by his parents, one great grandchild, Colton Tackett; two...
Bobby Ratliff
Jan 7, 2021
Bobby Ratliff, age 70, passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Bobby was born in Pike County, KY. to his parents, the late Curtis Ratliff, Madeline Williamson Ratliff. Bobby was a underground coalminer, electrician, welder, mechanic for over 20 years. Bobby was of the Christian Faith for over 46 years and attended...
Eugene Thacker
Jan 6, 2021
Eugene Thacker, age 84, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Eugene was born on January 31, 1936 to his parents the late Fred Thacker and Nell Branham Thacker. He was the husband of Bobbie Bryant Thacker, a retired factory worker, and a member of the Cow Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Eugene was a Ky. Colonel...
Shelby Jean Coleman
Jan 6, 2021
Shelby Jean Coleman, age 83, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at her home. She was born on April 23, 1937 to her parents the late Cleo Meade and Nina Justice Meade. She was the wife of the late Billy Gene Coleman, a hairdresser and owner of Fantastic Beauty Salon, and a member of the Christian Fellowship Church. Along with...
Bobby Ray Robinson
Jan 6, 2021
Bobby Ray Robinson, age 72, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at his home. Bobby was born on May 5, 1948 to his parents the late Thomas Edgar Robinson and Lenora Adkins Robinson. Bobby Ray was the husband of Judy Carol Adkins Robinson, a mine foreman for Island Creek Coal Company, and a minister at Greasy Old Regular Baptist Church....
Foster Mitchell
Jan 4, 2021
Foster Mitchell, age 75, passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Kings Daughter Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. Foster was born on Feb. 5, 1945 to his parents the late Frankie Elliott Mitchell and Harmon Mitchell. Foster was the husband of Gladys Branham Mitchell, a truck driver and coal miner, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith....
Elsie Marriah Childers
Jan 2, 2021
Elsie Marriah "Sissy" Childers, age 85, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Elsie was born on Nov. 2, 1935 to her parents the late Albert Archie Davis and Susie Caroline Gunnells Davis. She was the wife of Foster Childers, a homemaker, and a member of the Marrowbone Missionary Baptist Church. She was a former member...
Elza Hill
Jan 1, 2021
Elza N. "Ed" Hill, age 81, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at the Pebble Creek Nursing Home in Ohio. Elza was born on October 5, 1939 to his parents Elmer Hill and Maudie Cantrell Hill. He was the husband of Kimberly Hill, a boiler maker Local 744, and a believer of the christian faith. Along with his wife, Elza...
Julia Grace Gommels
Dec 29, 2020
Julia Grace Gommels, 7 days old, passsed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 at the Ky. Children's Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Julia was born on Dec. 22, 2020 to her parents Amanda Leigh Ray Gommels and Dale Edward Gommels. Julia was preceded in death by one brother, Benjamin Ray Gommels, her maternal grandmother, Pamela Sue Ray, and paternal grandmother, Jennifer Fuller....
Kathy C. Williams
Dec 23, 2020
Kathy C. Williams, age 66, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Kathy was born on April 6, 1954 to her parents the late Ben F. Williams and Virgie Newsome Williams. She was a retired C.N.A. and a believer of the Church of God Faith. Along with her parents, Kathy was preceded in death by two...
Sheila Blankenship
Dec 23, 2020
Sheila Blankenship, age 61, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Sheila was born on October 28, 1959 to her parents the late Hollie Blankenship and Georgia Jerrells Blankenship. There will be a private family funeral.
Phyllis Stacy Adams
Dec 22, 2020
Phyllis Stacy Adams, age 86 of Raccoon, Ky., passed away at her residence on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Phyllis was born in Pike County, on October 1, 1934, to her parents the late Earl Stacy and Verna Gibson Stacy. Phyllis was a homemaker and a member of the Grassy Freewill Baptist Church. She was the wife of the late Carl...
Johnie Stanley
Dec 20, 2020
Johnie Stanley, age 81, passed away Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 at his home. Johnie was born on December 25, 1938 to his parents the late Troy Stanley and Gracie Hinkle Stanley. He was the husband of Jacqueline Boyd Stanley, a retired line crew supervisor for American Electric Power, and aa Deacon, Trustee, and Treasurer for Buckfield Freewill Baptist Church. Johnie...
Rebecca Francis
Dec 19, 2020
Rebecca “Becky” Francis Mills, 82, of Pikeville, a longtime Pike County educator, passed away on Saturday, December 19, at Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on November 11, 1938, to the late Kathryn Bevens Stratton and Ed Bevens. Her father died in 1943 serving his country in World War II, and her mother later married Arbey Stratton of Ivel, giving...
Joyce Sharon Brown
Dec 14, 2020
Joyce Sharon Brown, age 68, of Rogersville, TN, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020, at the Holston Valley Medical Center. Joyce was born in Pike County, Ky. on April 25, 1952, to her parents the late William Ode Mullins and Georgetta Beverly Mullins. Joyce was a retired Dental Assistant and was of the Southern Baptist Faith. She was the...
Ronald Patrick
Dec 14, 2020
Ronald E. Patrick age 67, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 at his home. Ronald was born on June 25, 1953 to his parents the late Buddy Lee Patrick and Lucille Mounts Patrick. He was the husband of Lovetta Bartley Patrick, a retired electrician for Alpha Natural Resources, a Shriner, and a member of the Pikeville Masonic Lodge, and a...
Joseph Madden
Dec 12, 2020
Joseph Madden, age 43 of Pikeville, Ky. passed away at the Pikeville Medical Center on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Joseph was born in Pike County, Ky. on December 21, 1976, to his parents the late Plamer Madden an Nannie Howell Madden. Joseph was disabled and was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents. He...
