Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Emma Jean Amos
Nov 30, 2020
Emma Jean Grizzle Amos, age 72, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Emma was born on Nov. 15, 1948 to her parents the late Hobert Grizzle and Myrtle Lockhart Grizzle. She was the wife of the late Arnold Amos, a retired school teacher for Buchanan County Schools, and a believer of the Christian faith. Along...
Violet Meade
Nov 30, 2020
Violet Arlene Meade, age 72, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Blount Memorial Hospital in Tennessee. Violet was born on Feb. 19, 1948 to her parents the late Fred Damron and Evelyn Damron. She was the wife of the late Roger Meade and a retired nurse for Pikeville Medical Center. Violet was a member of the House of...
Loretta Sword
Nov 29, 2020
Loretta Clevinger Sword, age 75, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020 at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Ky. Loretta was born on November 21, 1945 to her parents the late Harvey Clevinger Jr. and Gracie Young Clevinger. She was a member of the Blessed Hope Freewill Baptist Church where she gave her heart to the Lord. She always loved...
Wanda Woodward Sowards
Nov 26, 2020
Wanda Woodward Sowards, age 93 of Pikeville, Ky, passed away on November 26, 2020, at the Pikeville Nursing Home. Wanda was born on April 10, 1927. Wanda was a retired waitress from the restaurants, Happy Days and The Dairy Bar . She was preceded in death by her husband Cloyd Sowards, her parents, a daughter, Deborah Fleming, four brothers, one...
Gary Wayne Gray
Nov 25, 2020
Gary Gray, age 68, of Beaver, Ky. passed away at his residence on November 25, 2020. Gary was born Pike County, Ky. on February 28, 1952, to his parents the late Fred Gray and Jetta Pearl Gray. Gary was a coal miner and attended the Sutton Baptist Church on Greasy Creek. Gary was the husband of Penny Gray. Gary was...
Matilda Bea Hunt
Nov 24, 2020
Matilda Bea Hunt, infant daughter, Clarence Hunt and Summer Pugh Hunt. passed away on November 24, 2020, at the Pikeville Medical Center. Matilda was born in Pike County, KY, on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Matilda was preceded in death by Bill Sullivan, Jr., Effie Rita Hunt, Howard and Patty Pugh, Edgar Morris. In addition to her parents she is survived...
Patricia Gail Thacker
Nov 24, 2020
Patricia Gail Thacker, age 67 of Burning Fork Road, Pikeville, Ky, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Patricia was born in Pike County, KY on October 12, 1953, to her parents the late Anthony Blackburn and Elizabeth Branham Blackburn. Patricia was an employee of Walmart where she served as the telephone operator and she...
Shirley Ann Mullins
Nov 24, 2020
Shirley Ann Mullins, age 79, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Shirley was born on October 1, 1941 to her parents the late Thomas Folsom and Leona McClain Folsom. She was an EMT for First Response Ambulance Service in Prestonsburg, Ky., and a believer of the freewill baptist faith. Along with her parents, Shirley was...
Johnny Hopson
Nov 23, 2020
Johnny E. Hopson, age 81, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Johnny was born on July 1, 1939 to his parents the late Forster Hopson and Florence Gibson Hopson. He was the husband of Julie Mullins Hopson, a retired welder for Manning Coal Company, and a member of the Dorton Old Regular Baptist Church. Along...
Marilyn Compton
Nov 23, 2020
Marilyn Compton, age 90, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 at her home on Flora Street of Pikeville. Marilyn was born on Nov. 26, 1929 to her parents the late Jimper Deskins and Ethel Justice Deskins. She was the wife of the late Paul Compton, former Coal Run City Commissioner for many many years, and a retired manager with Bellsouth...
Nina Faye Robinette
Nov 21, 2020
Nina Faye Griffith Hall Robinette, age 65, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 at her home. Nina was born on April 14, 1955 to her parents the Effie Daniels Griffith and the late Harry Griffith. She was the wife of the late Clinton Robinette, a retired cook for Pikeville Elementary School, and a member of the Community Church. Along with...
Bobby Blankenship
Nov 21, 2020
Bobby Blankenship, age 81 of Virgie, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at his residence. Bobby was born in Pike County, Ky to his parents the late Thomas Blankenship and Matilda Taylor Blankenship. Bobby was self employed and owned the Indian Creek Auto Parts Store. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Shery Bentley, two...
Glema Charles
Nov 20, 2020
Glema Adkins Charles, age 90, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Glema was born on March 17, 1930 to her parents the late Dorse Adkins and Georgia Thacker Adkins. She was the wife of the late George Junior "Red" Charles, a homemaker, and a member of the Little Creek Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with...
Thomas Bennett Thacker
Nov 19, 2020
Thomas Bennett Thacker, age 78, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at the Hazard ARH Medical Center. Thomas was born on May 30, 1942 to his parents the late Mose Thacker and Sylvia Thacker. He was the husband of the late Linda Carroll Thacker, a retired coal miner, and a member of the Calvary Freewill Baptist Church at Indian Creek....
Howard Jessie Ratliff
Nov 19, 2020
Howard Jessie Ratliff, age 82, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 at the Prestonsburg Healthcare and Rehab Center. Howard was born on Dec. 15, 1937 to his parents the late Stoney Ratliff and Ona Mae Blackburn Ratliff. He was the husband of the late Gloria Louise Garrettson Ratliff, a farmer, and a believer of the Christian Faith. Along with his...
Cora Stanley
Nov 19, 2020
Cora Elkins Stanley, age 80, of Bean Station, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 at the Ridgeview Terrace Nursing Home in Rutledge, Tn. She was born on October 31, 1940 to her parents the late Sol Elkins and Dovie Belcher Elkins. She was the wife of the late John Stanley, a homemaker, and a believer of the Christian faith....
Hester Pack
Nov 13, 2020
Hester Pack, age 73, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Hester was born on Nov. 22, 1946 to her parents the late Chester Price and Julie Cochran Price. Along with her parents, Hester was preceded in death by two brothers, Johnny Price and Cecil Ray Price, and one sister, Sherry Slone. Hester is survived by...
Fred Ray Coleman
Nov 11, 2020
Fred Ray Coleman, age 55, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 at his home. Fred was born on April 3, 1965 to his parents the late Edwin Coleman and Carol Lee Hensley Coleman. Fred was a believer of the Southern Baptist Faith. Along with his parents, Fred was preceded in death by two brothers, Michael Dean Coleman, John A. Coleman,...
Steven Ferran
Nov 11, 2020
Steven W. Ferran, age 71, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 at the Select Specialty Hospital in Danville, Ky. Steven was born on March 4, 1949 to his parents the late Earl Wayne Ferran and Peal Minaughn Elwell Ferran. He was the husband of Mary E. Franklin Ferran, a retired maintenance man, and a member of the Elkhorn City Baptist...
Shawndell Sisler
Nov 9, 2020
Shawndell Hathaway Sisler, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 at her home in Wellington, Ky. She was born in Wilmington, DE, on Feb. 5, 1970 and was one of "The Dirty Dozen", the twelve grandchildren of the late Rev. Levi and Vivienne Howell of Rising Sun, MD. She grew up near Port Deposit, MD and graduated...
