Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Carl Doug Yates
Oct 20, 2020
Carl Doug Yates, age 58, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020 in Pikeville. Doug was born on Nov. 9, 1961 to his parents the late Edgar Yates and Vada Maynard Yates. He was the husband of Delphia Pinion Yates, a coal miner, fire chief at Fed's Creek Fire Department, and a deputy sheriff. He was also a member of the...
Justine Sweeney
Oct 19, 2020
Justine Sweeney, age 78, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Landmark of Elkhorn City Nursing Home after an extended illness. She was born on Nov. 2, 1941 to her parents the late Miles Swieney and Opal Carroll Swieney. She was a nurse then a beautician for over forty years on Main Street in Pikeville. Along with her parents,...
Vikki Lea Adkins
Oct 19, 2020
Vikki Adkins, age 38, of Louisville, Ky. passed away October 21, 2020 at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Ky. She was born on June 5, 1982 to her parents Reffer Wesley Justice and the late Rochelle Damron. Vikki was a former store clerk and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along with her father, Vikki is survived by three daughters,...
Trodney Gene Chapman
Oct 19, 2020
Trodney Gene Chapman, age 56 of Virgie, Ky., passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at the Our Lady of the Way Hospital in Martin, Ky. Trodney was born on October 16, 1964 to his parents the Shirley Norman and Roger (Tammy) Chapman. He was former supervisor at Wal-Mart and a believer of the Christian Faith. Trodney was preceded in death...
Scharline Kay Hampton
Oct 19, 2020
Scharline Kay Hampton, age 73, passed away Monday, October 19, 2020 at her home. Scharline was born on Feb. 15, 1947 to her parents the late Jonah Adkins and Norma Meade Adkins. She was the wife of Joseph Hampton, a retired insurance agent for State Farm Insurance Company, and a member of the Mayflower Unity Baptist Church. Along with her...
Shelby Jean Swiney
Oct 17, 2020
Shelby Jean Hill Swiney, age 84, of Marrowbone, KY, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at her residence. Shelby was born in Pike County, Ky on June 27, 1936, to her parents the late Barney Hill and Dessie Madden Hill. Shelby was the wife of the late James Harold Swiney. Shelby Jean was a homemaker and a member of...
Jeremy David Thacker
Oct 17, 2020
Jeremy David Thacker, age 42, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 in Ketawa, Kentucky. Jeremy was born on July 17, 1978 to his parents, Brenda (Terry) Clevinger and Joe (Patricia) Thacker. He was a coal miner and the fiancee' of Amber Winchell. Along with his parents and step parents and fiancee' Jeremy is survived by two daughters, McKaylin Davis, Jyneal...
Rhonda Coleman
Oct 17, 2020
Rhonda Coleman, age 51, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at her residence. Memorial Services will be announced at a later date.
Bobby Joe Akers
Oct 15, 2020
Bobby Joe Akers, age 62, of Dorton, KY, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on July 26, 1958, the son of the late Noah and Dora Flannery Akers. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Chris Akers and by three sisters, Jeanette Elkins, Sherry...
Isaac Jace Smith
Oct 15, 2020
Baby-Isaac Jace Smith, age 8 months old passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the Cincinnati Children Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Baby-Isaac was born on January 22, 2020, in Fayette County, Lexington, Ky. His parents are Dakoda Smith and Ericka Varney Smith of Pikeville, Kentucky. Baby-Isaac is survived by his parents, his grand parents-maternal grandparents, Joanna Varney, (Rick), and...
Dorothy Jean Evans
Oct 13, 2020
Dorothy Jean Evans, age 72, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at her home. Dorothy was born on October 9, 1948 to her parents the late Woodrow Prater and Sharlene Robinson Prater. She was a homemaker and a believer of the Christian Faith. Dorothy is survived by two sons, Mark Evans, David (Michelle) Evans, one sister, Henrietta Prater, two brothers,...
Ronita Collins
Oct 4, 2020
Ronita Collins of Pikeville Ky passed away at her home on Sunday, October 4, 2020. Ronita was born in Pike County, Kentucky, on June 4, 1970, to her parents Mavis Salisbury Collins and the late Ronnie Collins. Ronita was employed by Economy Drug and was of the Church of Christ Faith. Ronita was preceded in death by her father, Ronnie...
Patricia Bryant
Oct 1, 2020
Patricia Bryant, 60 years of age , of Sookeys Creek Road, Pikeville, KY passed away Thursday October 1, at her residence. Patricia was born on May 9, 1960 to her parents Dorothy Rose Venetter and the late Wendell Sowards. She was the wife of James Bryant, a caretaker at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center, worked with adult literacy program for...
James Ronald Charles
Sep 30, 2020
James Ronald Charles, age 82, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. James was born on April 27, 1938 to his parents the late Otis Charles and Anna Compton Charles. James was the husband of the late Joetta Branham Charles, a retired federal mine inspector for MSHA, and a believer of the baptist faith. He also...
Tony Dewayne Spears
Sep 30, 2020
Tony Dewayne Spears, age 44, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Tony was born on March 31, 1976, to his parents Jerry Evan Spears and the late Aileen Cole Spears. He was a member of the Betsy Layne Freewill Baptist Church and was baptized there on December 10, 2018. Along with his mother, Tony was...
Lonnie Walden Baker
Sep 25, 2020
Lonnie Walden Baker, age 82, of Douglas Parkway, Pikeville, Ky, passed away on September 25, 2020, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Lonnie was born in Letcher County, Ky, on November 12, 1937, to his parents the late George Baker and Cora Reed Baker. Lonnie was retired but had a lot of hobbies to do to keep him busy, he like...
Dollace Ruth Foster
Sep 24, 2020
Dollace Ruth Foster, age 52, passed away Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 at her home. She was born on Dec. 8, 1967 to her parents the late Robert Damron and JoAnn Alger Damron. She was a child care provider and a member of the New Beginnings Church in Pikeville. Along with her parents, Dollace was preceded in death by one brother,...
Gordon Potter
Sep 23, 2020
Gordon Potter age 90, of Ashcamp passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gordon was born on Dec. 16, 1929 to his parents the late John Morgan Potter and Spicy Damron Potter. He was the husband of Lorene Belcher Potter, and a coal operator of Potter's Brother's Mining, G.P. Coal Company, Marathon Coal Corporation, just...
Sammy Junior Williams
Sep 22, 2020
Sammy Junior Williams, age 75, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Sammy was born in Pike County, Ky. on May 14, 1945, to his parents the late John Williams and Draxie Marrs Williams. Sammy was a retired coalminer from Republic Steel Coal, Inc, and was of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Sammy was preceded...
Jimmy "Jim" Thacker
Sep 18, 2020
Jimmy "Jim" Thacker, age 78, of Pikeville, Ky. passed away on September 18, 2020, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Jimmy was born in Pike County, Ky. on March 20, 1942, to his parents the late Fred Thacker and Nell Branham Thacker. Jimmy was retired owner and operator of Thacker Transmission at Pikeville, Ky. Jimmy studied the Jehovah Witness faith. Jimmy...
