Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Opal Robinette
Oct 11, 2014
With deep sorrow, the family of Opal Robinette announces her passing Saturday evening, October 11, 2014 while a patient at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born in Pike County, Kentucky on February 26, 1928, the youngest of eleven children born to the late Will Burnette and Myrtie Jane Ratliff Burnette. Opal was a lifelong resident of Zebulon, Kentucky, She...
Thelma Pauley
Oct 10, 2014
Thelma J. Pauley, 91, of Taylors, SC, went home to be with her Lord on October 10, 2014 after a long and blessed life on this Earth. She passed away peacefully at home with her family at her side in Hospice Care. She was the widow of Clarence Pauley, who preceded her in death in 2005. She retired from GE...
Ferbie Belcher
Oct 5, 2014
Ferbie Robinson Belcher, age 99, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home. Ferbie was born on May 23, 1915 to her parents the late Shird Robinson and Rebecca Little Robinson. She was the wife of the late Willie Belcher, and a homemaker. Along with her husband and parents, Ferbie was preceded in death by one daughter, Baby Monette,...
Imal Collins
Oct 2, 2014
Imal Justice Collins, age 92, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014 at her home. Imal was born on Dec. 19, 1921 to her parents the late John "Link" Justice and Angeline W. Justice. She was the wife of the late Homer J. Collins, a postmaster and homemaker, and a member of the Meta Baptist Church. Along with her husband and...
Paul Holifield
Sep 20, 2014
Paul Holifield, age 86, passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 at his home. Paul was born on Oct. 6, 1927 to his parents the late Johnny Holifield and Babe Tackett Holifield. He was the husband of Verla Roberts Holifield, a retired steel worker for J & L Steel Mill, and a believer of the baptist faith. He also served his...
Juanita Bridgeman
Sep 17, 2014
Juanita Bridgeman, age 84, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at her home. Juanita was born on May 30, 1930 to her mother the late Terria Miller Sword. She was the wife of the late Jesse H. Bridgeman, a homemaker, and a member of the Caney Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her husband and mother, Juanita was preceded in...
Kimberly Ann Bentley Thompson
Sep 16, 2014
Kimberly Ann Bentley Thompson, age 34, of Pikeville, Ky. passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on January 13, 1980, the daughter of Thomas and Betty Bentley. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Perry and Hazel Taylor. Kimberly was a medical technologist at the Leonard Lawson Cancer Center and...
Robert Edward Fields
Sep 16, 2014
Robert Edward Fields, age 43, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Robert was born on Sept. 22, 1970 to his parents Shirley Fields and the late Doyle Fields. Robert was the husband of Amber Fields, a retail manager, and a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church of Lexington. Along with his...
David Bradley Justice
Sep 15, 2014
David Bradley Justice, age 61, formerly of Pikeville,passed away Monday, Sept. 15, 2014 at his home in Johnson City, Tn. and went to be with his family in Heaven on Monday evening following a lengthy illness. He as a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the 101* Airborne Division. He was employed by CSX for over 20 years....
Greg Compton
Sep 13, 2014
Gregory Wayne Compton, age 62 of Virgie, Ky. passed away Saturday September 13,2014 at his residence. Greg was born December 5,1951 to his parents, the late James David Compton Jr. and Emma Rose Gibson Compton. Greg was a coal miner and later worked for Whayne Supply and was a member of the Long Fork Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his...
Lillie Ruth Talley
Sep 12, 2014
Lillie Ruth Hall Thacker Talley, age 74 of Pikeville passed away Friday September 12,2014 at her residence. Lillie was born May 5,1940 to her parents, the late Columbus and Sally Honaker Hall. Along with her parents Lillie was preceded in death by one brother, Julius and sisters, Wanda, Gomie, Cora, and Ruby. Lillie is survived, six daughters, Barbara Tean (Tennis)Rogers,...
Wayne Gearheart
Sep 8, 2014
Wayne Gearheart, age 58, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Wayne was born on Jan. 18, 1956 to his parents Walter Fred Gearheart and the late Dottie Sizemore Gearheart. Wayne was the husband of Adrienne Truesdale Gearheart, a professor at Ky. College of Osteopathic Medicine, and a member of the Pikeville First Baptist Church. Along...
Debra Lynn Irick
Sep 8, 2014
Debra Lynn Irick, age 50, passed away Monday, Sept. 8, 2014 at the Cornerstone Hospital in Huntington, WV. Debra was born on May 26, 1964 to her parents the late Ernest Brewer and Roxie Carroll. She was a former restaurant employee. Along with her parents, Debra was preceded in death by one sister, Kathy Alley, and two brothers, Larry Carroll...
Herman R. Puckett
Aug 19, 2014
Herman R. Puckett, age 90, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home. Herman was born on July 3, 1924 to his parents the late Autie Puckett and Florence Wright Puckett. He was the husband of Marie Looney Puckett, a retired school bus driver and self employed coal miner, and a member of the Cedar Grove Old Regular Baptist...
Granville "Jack" Johnson
Aug 19, 2014
Granville "Jack" Jackson Johnson, age 83, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home. Granville was born on April 1, 1931 to his parents the late John P. Johnson and Anna Caudill Johnson. He was a retired employee of Ford Motor Company, where he worked for 52 years. Along with his parents, Granville was preceded in death by four...
Geneva Epling
Aug 19, 2014
Geneva Robinson Epling, age 87, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Geneva was born on Sept. 29, 1926 to her parents the late Patrick Robinson and Frankie McCown Robinson. She was the wife of the late Virgil Epling, a homemaker, and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along with her husband and parents, Geneva was...
Kerry Lee Newsome
Aug 18, 2014
Kerry Lee Newsome, age 66, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Kerry was born on Nov. 2, 1947 to his parents the alte William Monroe Newsome and Callie Burke Newsome. He was the husband of Linda Stiltner Newsome, a retired blaster on road construction, and a believer of the Baptist Faith. Along with his parents,...
James Tibbs
Aug 18, 2014
James Tibbs, age 69, passed away Monday, August 18, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. James was born on Nov. 4, 1944 to his parents the late Ed Tibbs and Charity Tibbs. James was the husband of Rebecca Orias Tibbs, a retired deputy sheriff, and a believer of the freewill baptist faith. Along with his parents, James was preceded in...
Katie Bernice Oakes
Aug 14, 2014
Katie Bernice Oakes, age 72, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2014 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born on August 16, 1941 to her parents the late Thomas Johnson and Hannah Osborne Johnson. She was a homemaker and a believer of the Freewill Baptist Faith. Along with her parents, Katie was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Johnson,...
Patricia J. Richardson
Aug 11, 2014
Patricia J. Richardson age 84 passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at her home. Patricia was born on July 12, 1930 to her parents the late Earl Hunt and Fairy Justice Hunt. She was the wife of the late Lewis Richardson, a bookkeeper, and a member of the Eastern Star. Patricia helped with the Humane Society and was a believer...
