Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Robert Gene Ratliff
Jul 18, 2017
Robert Gene Ratliff, age 65, of Elkhorn City, Ky., passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born in Pike County, Ky on May 13, 1952, to his parents the late James Robert Ratliff and Betty Mullins Ratliff. Along with his parents he is preceded in death by one sister Sandy McKeone, one nephew Johnny...
Wilma June Elswick
Jul 17, 2017
Wilma June Elswick, age 65, of Virgie, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at her home. She was born on Januray 28, 1951 to her parents Sarah Edna "Johnson" Johnson and the late Herbert Hoover Johnson. Wilma was a homemaker and of the Christian Faith. Wilma was preceded in death by her father. She was the wife of Lloyd...
Lois Elizabeth Salyer
Jul 15, 2017
Lois Elizabeth Salyer, age 85, of Pikeville, Ky. passed away Saturday,July 15, 2017 at the Parkview Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 24, 1932, to her parents the late Charlie Johnson and Viola Johnson. Lois was a caregiver, homemaker and a member of the Penny Road Church. Along with her parents Lois was preceded in death...
Joan Justice
Jul 12, 2017
Joan Justice, 83, of Shelbiana, Ky. died Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at her home She was born in Pikeville, KY on November 13, 1933 to the late Jessie and Emma Childers. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Montward Justice, one brother, Brad Childers, and three sisters, Irene, Hazel, and Dorothy, and one son...
Patty Hoskins
Jul 11, 2017
Patty Hoskins age 67, passed away July 11, 2017 at the Rockcastle Regional Hospital Patty was born on Sept. 4, 1949 to her parents the late Homer Reynolds and Kathleen Clay Reynolds. She was the wife of David Hoskins, a caregiver and CNA, and a member of the Owsley Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her parents, Patty was preceded in...
Marlene Hall
Jul 7, 2017
Marlene Hall, age 61, of Louisville, Ky, Formerly of Pikeville, Ky. passed away July 7, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on January 6, 1956 to her late parents George W. Smith and Fannie T. Smith. She was the wife of the late Allen Hall. Marlene was a caregiver, homemaker and of the Church of Christ Faith....
Dana Vanover
Jul 3, 2017
Dana Joan (D.J.) Vanover, age 56, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at her home. Dana was born on Oct. 4, 1960 to her parents Larry Joe Vanover and Lyndall L. Robbins Vanover. She was a caregiver and a member of the Neon United Methodist Church. Along with her parents, Dana is survived by two sons, Roger D. (Terra) Wright,...
Rudolph Varney
Jul 3, 2017
Rudolph Varney Jr., age 74, passed away Monday July 3, 2017 at the Mt. View Health Care Center. Rudolph was born on July 11, 1942 to his parents the late Rodolph Varney and Thelma Hager Varney. He was the former husband of Helen Varney, a disabled coal miner, and a member of the Ajax Church of the Lord Jesus Christ....
Naphine McPeek
Jun 30, 2017
Naphine Zimmerman McPeek, age 86, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Mt. View Health Care Center. Naphine was born on March 13, 1931 to her parents the late Anthony Zimmerman and Florence Mullins Zimmerman. She was the wife of the late Eugene McPeek. Along with her husband and parents, Naphine was preceded in death by two brothers and...
Carol Lurl Parsons
Jun 30, 2017
Carol Lurl Parsons, age 56, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Carol was born on April 20, 1961 to her parents the late Charles Collins and Lona Marie Collins. Carol was a member of the Stone Coal Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by three brothers, Roger Dale Collins,...
James Hall
Jun 26, 2017
James Hall, age 81, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at his home. James was born on June 9, 1936 to his parents the late Charles Tolby Hall and Stella Amburgey Hall. James was the husband of Norma Lawson Hall, a carpenter, and a pastor for over sixty years at Full Gospel Church. Along with his parents, James was preceded...
Ray Akers
Jun 25, 2017
Ray Akers, age 69 passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Ray was born on Oct 25, 1947 to his parents the late George Akers and Dorothy Edith Newsome Akers. Ray was the husband of Emma Lee Howell Akers, a retired detective for the Pikeville City Police Department, and pastor of Amazing Grace Worship Center. Ray...
Nellie Hall
Jun 23, 2017
Nellie B. Hall, age 83, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at her home. Nellie was born on Dec. 27, 1933 to her parents the late Roscoe Blankenship and Vannie Turner Blankenship. She was the wife of the late CB Hall, a homemaker, and a member of the Elk Creek Baptist Church in Ohio. Along with her husband and parents,...
Charlotte Compton
Jun 19, 2017
Charlotte Bowling Compton, age 68 passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard Ky. She was born on June 22, 1948 to her parents the late Earl Tackett and Rita Anderson Hall. She was the wife of the late Gregory Compton, retired from the Pike County School System, and a member...
Blake Williamson
Jun 16, 2017
Blake Williamson, age 78, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Pikeville medical Center. Blake was born on June 6, 1939 to his parents the late John Williamson and Dora Varney Williamson. Blake was the husband of JoAnn Fraley Williamson, a barber, and a member of the Big Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Blake was preceded...
Frederick Bonn
Jun 15, 2017
Frederick Bonn, age 70, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 at his home. Frederick was born on Sept. 16, 1946 to his parents Ruth Green Bonn and the late James Bonn. He was the husband of Violet Newsome Bonn, a retired truck driver and a member of the Lutheran Church. He also served his country honorably in the United States...
Janet Johnson
Jun 11, 2017
Janet Martin Johnson, age 74, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Janet was born on April 5, 1943 to her parents the late Canton Martin and Leone Tackett Martin. She was the wife of the late Thurman Johnson, a retired manager for Ridge Cliff Apartments, librarian and secretary, and a member of the Caney Creek...
Goldie Newsome
Jun 11, 2017
Goldie Newsome age 96 passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 at her home. Goldie was born on June 4, 1921 to her parents the late George Tackett and Mindy Newsome Tackett. Goldie was the wife of the late Willard Newsome, a homemaker, and a member of the Robinson Creek Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with her husband and parents, Goldie...
Fred Gene Moore
Jun 9, 2017
Fred Gene Moore, age 87, of Shelbiana, KY, passed away on Friday, June 9, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. He was born on August 9, 1929, the son of the late Sherman and Louisa Cox Moore. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Hopkins Moore, two daughters, Betty Katherine Moore and...
David Lee Copley
Jun 6, 2017
David Lee Copley, age 80, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his home. David was born on April 18, 1937 to his parents the late James Walter Copley and Claire Virginia Hobbs Copley Smith. He was the husband of Maureen Blevins Copley, a landman for Appalachian Title Research and Ashland Oil, and a member of Virgie Baptist Church. He...
