Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Earnestteen Fincher
Dec 8, 2017
Earnestteen Fincher, 84, of Aurora, Colorado passed away Friday, December 8, 2017. She was born in Floyd County, Kentucky; daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Johnson) Conn. Earnestteen is survived by her son Jefferson (Patricia); her daughter-in-law Brenda; her grandchildren Gregory, Nathan, Jayla, and Erin; and her siblings Mary (Mag) Chastain (nee: McKinney), and Wendell (Blake) McKinney. She is preceded in...
James Monroe Cantrell
Dec 8, 2017
James Monroe Cantrell, age 87 of Kimper, Kentucky, passed away on December 8, 2017, at the Pikeville Medical Center. James was born on February 14, 1930 to the late George Cantrell and Ethel Shell Cantrell. James was a coalminer, welder, worked for North American Aviation in Columbus, Ohio, White Oak Cooperage, Louisville, Ky. and a member of the Hylton Freewill...
Jack Sowards
Dec 6, 2017
Jack Spencer Sowards, age 81, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017 at his home in Somerset. Jack was born on March 3, 1936 to his parents the late Willie Sowards and Elsie Johnson Sowards. He was the husband of Sylvia Bentley Stewart Sowards. He worked with IBM in systems designs, was in upper management with Bethlehem Steel Company and Formica...
Gene Davis
Dec 5, 2017
Gene Davis age 81, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Gene was born on June 22, 1936 to his parents the late Reverend W.E. Davis and Fay Dell Davis. He was the husband of Mary Louise Martin Davis, an accountant, and a member of the Trinity Harvest Church. Along with his parents, Gene was preceded...
Vernon Damron
Nov 30, 2017
Vernon Damron, ae 75, passed away Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Vernon was born on April 6, 1942 to his parents the late Allen Damron and Mella Newsome Damron. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Buckfield Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Shelby...
Vernon Damron
Nov 30, 2017
Vernon Damron, ae 75, passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Vernon was born on April 6, 1942 to his parents the late Allen Damron and Mella Newsome Damron. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Buckfield Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Vernon was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Shelby...
Brenda Anderson
Nov 22, 2017
Brenda Lee Anderson, age 51, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 at her home. Brenda was born on June 20, 1966 to her parents, Ulan Anderson and Martha Cantrell Anderson. She was a beautician, a former employee of Community Trust Bank, and a member of the Dorton Freewill Baptist Church. Brenda was preceded in death by two nephews, Caleb and...
Naomi McPeek
Nov 18, 2017
Naomi McPeek age 92 passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 at the Hospice House in Michigan. Naomi was born on March 6, 1925 to her parents the late Love Mullins and Gustie Mullins. She was the wife of the late Ernest France, a homemaker, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with her husband and parents, Naomi...
Teresa Taylor
Nov 15, 2017
Teresa Adkins Taylor, age 63, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Teresa was born on April 21, 1954 to her parents the late Chester Adkins and Herma Holland Adkins. She was the wife of Roy Taylor, a homemaker, and a member of the Marrowbone Missionary Baptist Church. Along with her parents, Teresa was preceded in...
Elster Coleman
Nov 11, 2017
Elster Coleman, age 88 of Pikeville, Kentucky passed away at Signature Healthcare Nursing Home, Saturday, November 11, 2017. Elster was born on January 16, 1929 to his parents the late Floyd Coleman and Mary Charles Coleman. Elster was a truck driver and a member of the Fords Branch Old Regular Baptist Church. Elster was preceded in death by his parents...
Larry Coleman
Nov 11, 2017
Larry Edward Coleman, age 74, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, Tennessee. Larry was born June 16, 1943 to his parents the late Edward and Ona B. Coleman. He was preceded in death by one sister, Lois Lavon Coleman. Larry was the husband of Francis Katherine Ison Coleman, he was a firm believer of...
Dustin Nathanial Wright
Nov 10, 2017
Dustin Nathanial Wright, age 36, of Jenkins, Kentucky passed away Friday, November 10, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Dustin was born on February 9, 1981 to his parents Roger Wright and the late Dana Vanover. Dustin was a disabled coalminer and attended the Fleming Neon United Methodist Church. Dustin was preceded in death by his mother, Dana Vanover, his...
Homer Smallwood
Nov 8, 2017
Homer J. Smallwood, age 89, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017 at his home. Homer was born on Jan. 29, 1928 to his parents the late Boyd Smallwood and Bertha Brown Smallwood. He was a retired coal miner, a member of the Missionary Alliance Church, and he also served his country honorably in the U.S. Army during Korean War. Homer...
Steve Fuller
Nov 7, 2017
Steve Fuller, age 63, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Steve was born on Nov. 8, 1953 to his parents the late Howard Fuller and Ellie Lester Fuller. He was the husband of the late Anita Fuller, and a coal miner. Along with his wife and parents, Steve was preceded in death by one grandson,...
Ted Thompson
Nov 7, 2017
Ted A. Thompson, of Burdine, Kentucky, passed away on the 7th day of November, 2017 at Pikeville Medical Center at the age of 77 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 9, 1940 to his parents, the late Paul D. and Lexi Mullins Thompson. Ted was devoted to his family. He and the love of his life, Elizabeth...
Homer Belcher
Nov 6, 2017
Homer Belcher, age 96, passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2017 at his home. Homer was born on Feb. 21, 1921 to his parents the late Jasper Belcher and Anna Belle Bentley Belcher. He was the husband of the late Nora Elkins Belcher, a coal miner, and a member of the Dorton Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his wife and parents,...
Charles Howard Brindley
Nov 4, 2017
Charles Howard Brindley, age 69, of Chloe Road, Pikeville, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017 at his home. Charles was born on May 3, 1948 to his parents the late Howard John Brindley and Neta Larene Clement Brindley. Charles was a construction worker, a member of the Hale Masonic Lodge #518, Forty years fire fighter, Shriner Lodge. Charles is survived...
Virginia Potter Flanary
Nov 4, 2017
Virginia Potter Flanary, age 88, of Lexington, Kentucky, formerly of Robinson Creek, Kentucky, passed away on November 4, 2017, Saturday, at her son's residence, under the Bluegrass Care Navigators (Hospice) in Lexington. Virginia was born Januray 10, 1929, at Yeager, to her parents the late James Monroe Potter and Mary Jessie Potter. Virginia was a former employee of Watson Department...
Melster Hall
Nov 4, 2017
Melster Oakes Hall, age 85, passed away Nov. 4, 2017 at Pikeville Medical Center. Melster was born on Feb 19, 1932 to her parents the late Howard Oakes and Hattie Wright Oakes. She was the wife of the late Douglas Hall, a homemaker, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with her husband and parents, Melster was...
Mary Eldie Adkins
Oct 29, 2017
Mary Eldie Adkins, age 83, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 in Gallipolis, Ohio. Mary was born on August 17, 1934 to her parents the late William (Tink) Jones and Jennie Thomas Jones. She was the wife of the late Chester (Chuck) Adkins, retired from Old Republic Insurance Company, and a member of the Caney Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Along...
