Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Ermel Rex Griffith
Jul 14, 2019
Ermel Rex Griffith, age 67, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Ermel was born on October 6, 1951 to his parents the late Ermel Griffith and Julia Coleman Griffith Cantrell. He was the husband of Laura Branham Griffith, a retired self employed mechanic and coal miner. He was a believer of the Church of God...
Jetta Lee Justice
Jul 13, 2019
Jetta Lee Justice, age 88, of Pikeville, Ky, passed away on July 13, 2019, at the Pikeville Nursing and Rehab Center. Jetta Lee was born in Pike County, Ky, on May 3, 1931, to her late parents, Stallard Justice and Myrtle Hobbs Justice. Jetta Lee was a homemaker, teacher aide at Hellier Grade School and Millard Grade School, worked in...
Linda Law
Jul 13, 2019
  Linda Moore Law, age 69, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Linda was born on Sept. 27, 1949 to her parents Juanita Lowe Holcomb and the late Robert Holcomb. She was the wife of the late Harold Law, a homemaker, and a believer of the Baptist Faith.    Linda is survived by one...
Estil Dean "Doc" Thacker
Jul 12, 2019
Estil Dean (Doc) Thacker, age 69, of Pikeville, Kentucky, passed away at his home on July 12 2019. Estil was born in Pike County, Ky on March 11, 1950 to his parents the late Estill Thacker and Mae Slone Thacker. Estil was a retired coal miner, electrician, and a member of the Church of Christ of Red Creek. Estil was...
Freddie Stewart
Jul 9, 2019
  Freddie Stewart, age 73, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Ky. Freddie was born on August 5, 1945 to his parents Viola Newsom Stewart and the late Frank Stewart. He was the husband of Rena Thacker Stewart. Freddie was a retired heavy equipment operator for Apex Energy Company, and a member of...
Lowell Akers
Jul 8, 2019
  On Monday, July 8, 2019 Lowell Akers, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away at age 76.Lowell was preceded in death by his father Edgar Allen Akers; his mother, June Damron Akers; his wife, Freda (Adams) Akers; brothers, Lonnie and Ralph; sister, Janet. He is survived by his wife Patty; his children Sherry (Matt) Dicus & Brian Akers;...
Osie Jane Young
Jul 8, 2019
  Osie Jane Young, age 80, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at her home. Osie was born on October 14, 1938 to her parents the late O.D. Roosevelt Prater and Druse Estella Lockhart Prater. She was the wife of the late Arlie Young Jr., a homemaker, and a believer of the Church of God Faith.    Along with her husband and...
Gaylord Wayne Friend
Jul 7, 2019
  Gaylord Wayne Friend, age 75, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at his home. Gaylord was born on May 5, 1944 to his mother Beulah Friend. He was the husband of Clara Newsom Friend, a heavy equipment operator, a member of the Church of Christ, and he also served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during Vietnam.    Along with...
Carl Edward DeBoard
Jun 30, 2019
   Carl Edward DeBoard, age 58, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Compassionate Care Center in Canton, Ohio. Carl was born on Feb. 7, 1961 to his parents Delores Campbell DeBoard and the late Cecil DeBoard. He was the husband of Bonita Holloway DeBoard, a welder pipe fitter for Union 636 in Michigan and he also served his country...
Linda Lou Coleman
Jun 25, 2019
  Linda Lou Coleman, age 72, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 23, 1947 to her parents the late Homer Adkins and Hazel Robinson Adkins. She was the wife of the late Bruce Coleman, a homemaker, and a believer of the Baptist Faith.    Along with her husband and parents, Linda was preceded in...
Doris Porter
Jun 23, 2019
   Doris Belcher Porter, age 91, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019, at her home. Doris was born on May 13, 1928 to her parents the late Victor Belcher and Cordelia Osborne Belcher. She was the wife of the late Billy Joe Porter, a former school teacher, beautician, and the owner of Dorton Skating Rink and Giovanni's pizza at Dorton, a...
Blanche Polley
Jun 22, 2019
Blanche L. Polley, age 78, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2019 at her home. She was born on August 25, 1940 to her parents the late Gilmer Louis Dale and Emma Jane Huffman Dale. She was a former librarian at Millard School, a homemaker, and a former employee of Model City daycare, and a believer of the Christian Faith.    Along...
Rebecca Lynn Farrington
Jun 20, 2019
Rebecca Lynn Farrington, age 52, of Pikeville, Kentucky, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Rebecca was born on February 22, 1967, to her parents Glenna Phillips Fuller and the late Elmer Damron. Rebecca was retired from the Pikeville Medical Center, a was a believer of the Christian Faith. Rebecca was preceded in death by...
Joyce Ann Belcher
Jun 18, 2019
Joyce Ann Belcher, age 53, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Joyce was born on May 8, 1966 to her parents Margaret Mullins Belcher and the late Alfred Belcher. She was a title abstractor for Court Street USA, a graduate of Moorehead University, lil sis to Lambda Chi Alpha, and a member of the Valley...
Olaf Bentley
Jun 17, 2019
Olaf Bentley, age 83 of Flint, MI, formerly of Pike County Ky passed away on Monday, June 17, 2019 at the Hurley Medical Center. Olaf was born on October 20, 1935, in Pike County, Ky to his parents the late Benjamin Bentley and Emily Rowe Bentley. Olaf was retired from General Motors in MI, and was of the Baptist Faith...
Imogene Worrix
Jun 15, 2019
Imogene Worrix, age 92, of Pikeville, Ky, passed away at her home on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Imogene was born in Johnson County, Ky on October 6, 1926, to her parents the late Reuben Miller and Ada Terry Miller. Imogene was the wife of the late Joe Worrix, a homemaker, and a member of the Pilgrim Old Regular Baptist Church. ...
Mary Lou Bowling
Jun 12, 2019
Mary Lou Bowling, age 84, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at her home. She was born on March 13, 1935 to her parents the late Rufus Dew Anderson and Mellie Elizabeth Anderson.  She was the wife of the late Harold Douglas Bowling, a retired bank teller for BB&T Bank, and a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church.   Along...
Earl Thurman Damron
Jun 12, 2019
Earl Thurman Damron, age 67, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Earl was born on Feb. 8, 1952 to his parents the late Harve George Damron and Martha Jane Mullins Damron. He was a coal miner, a member of the American Legion, and a believer of the Christian Faith.    Along with his parents, Earl was...
Myrtle Thacker
Jun 9, 2019
Myrtle Harris Thacker, age 83, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019 at her home. Myrtle was born on Feb. 10, 1936 to her parents the late Clarence Harris and Illa Blackburn Harris. She was the wife of the late Allen Thacker, a homemaker, and a member of Cedar Bottom Old Regular Baptist Church at Kimper. Â Â Along with her husband and...
Glema Justice
Jun 6, 2019
Glema Taylor Justice, age 82, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019 at her home on Chloe Road of Pikeville. Glema was born on October 11, 1936 to her parents the late Hebert Taylor and Edna Hess Taylor. She was the wife of the late Ralph Gene Justice, a retired employee of Pikeville Medical Center, and a member of the First...
