Obituaries
Pikeville, KY Obituaries
Local obituaries for Pikeville and Pike County, KY
Nellie Wright
Mar 21, 2015
Nellie Thacker Wright, age 80, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at her daughter's home. Nellie was born on October 27, 1934 to her parents the late John C. Thacker and Matilda Slone Thacker. She was the wife of the late Robert "Bob" Wright, a homemaker, and a member of the Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her husband...
Charles Ray Powell
Mar 21, 2015
Charles Ray Powell, age 72, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Charles was born on August 16, 1942 to his parents the late John A. Powell and Hazel Rowe Powell. He was a retired steel worker and he also served his country honorably in the U.S. Marines. Along with his parents, Charles was preceded in...
Elizabeth Tackett
Mar 19, 2015
Elizabeth Ann Tackett, age 69, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Elizabeth was born on October 9th to her parents the late Harry Wade and Hazel Rider Wade. She was the wife of the late Arnold Everett Tackett, and a retired nurse for Pikeville Methodist Hospital. Along with her husband and parents, Elizabeth was preceded...
Billy Gene Coleman
Mar 15, 2015
Billy Gene "Bill" Coleman of Powells Creek, Kentucky went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 15, 2015. Surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born on Wolfpit Creek on April 3, 1936 to Joe and Amy Coleman. He was the third of nine children. He was survived by the love of his life, Shelby, the hero of...
Nora V. Thacker
Mar 12, 2015
Nora V. Thacker, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was a resident of the Good Shepherd Community Nursing Center, Phelps, Kentucky. She was born in Grundy, Va., on April 20, 1927, a daughter of the late Bill Potter and the late Vicie Stiltner Potter. She was also preceded in death by her...
Creed Damron
Mar 9, 2015
Creed Damron, age 94, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at the Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard, Ky. Creed was born on Oct. 29, 1920 to his parents the late Ruben Damron and Rosetta Compton Damron. He was the husband of Georgia Lee Branham Damron, a retired post master at Robinson Creek Post Office, former deputy sheriff, and a...
Bobby Dean Hopkins
Mar 8, 2015
Bobby Dean Hopkins, age 76,passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Marrowbone, Ky. Bobby was born on Nov. 12, 1938 to his parents the late Fred Hopkins and Ova Holland Hopkins. He was the husband of the late Ollie Mae Bowling Hopkins, a coal miner for Ben Coal Company, and a deacon for Bowling Fork Freewill Baptist Church. Along with...
Ray Church
Mar 8, 2015
Ray Church, age 76, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Ray was born on Oct. 9, 1938 to his parents the late Clark Church and Rachel Church Justus. Ray was the husband of Evelyn Faye Mullins Church, a retired coal miner for Carol Coal Co., and a deacon for Panther Creek Old Regular Baptist Church....
Marie Puckett
Mar 6, 2015
Marie Puckett, age 89, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at her home. Marie was born on Oct. 15, 1925 to her parents the late Monroe Looney and Belva Ramey Looney. She was the wife of the late Herman Puckett, a homemaker, and a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with her husband and parents, Marie was preceded...
Oscar Stepp
Mar 5, 2015
Oscar Stepp, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Oscar was born on June 27, 1927 to his parents the late Ireland Stepp and Anna Kennedy Stepp. He was the husband of Margaret Fraley Stepp, a retired employee for N & S Railroad, and a member of the Mary Elizabeth Old Regular Baptist Church....
Launa Scott
Mar 2, 2015
Launa Hopson Scott, age 74, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Akron General Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Launa was born on March 17, 1940 to her parents the late William Bill Hopson and Goldie Bartley Hopson. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents, Launa was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie "Ben" Scott, by one son,...
Lois R. Belcher
Mar 2, 2015
Lois R. Belcher, age 69, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Lois was born on Sept. 11, 1945 to her parents the late George W. Reynolds and Gusta Smallwood Reynolds. She was the wife of Danny C. Belcher, a retired elementary school librarian, and a member of the Pilgrim Rest Old Regular Baptist Church. Along...
Willard Lee Moore
Feb 28, 2015
Willard Lee Moore, age 89, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Willard was born on June 4, 1925 to his parents the late Hillard Moore and Mary Kidd. He was the husband of Sarah Elizabeth Kendrick Moore, a machinist, and a member of the Pentecostal Full Gospel Church. He also served his country honorably in...
Phillip Thacker
Feb 26, 2015
Phillip Thacker, age 48, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015 at his home. Phillip was born on July 31, 1966 to his parents Gloria Dean Stiltner Thacker and Harold Dean Thacker. He was a chemical inspector for Malco Eco Lab, a mason and a shriner, and a member of the Alleghany Freewill Baptist Church. Along with his parents, Phillip is...
Margie Robinson
Feb 25, 2015
Margie Orlean Prater Robinson, age 84, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 at her home. Margie was born on April 9, 1930 to her parents the late Roy Prater and Ethel Coleman Prater. She was the wife of James Robinson, a homemaker, and a believer of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with her parents, Margie was preceded in death...
Harold Dean Hylton
Feb 23, 2015
Harold Dean Hylton, age 72, passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Harold was born on Nov. 7, 1942 to his parents the late William Dean Hylton and Martha Thacker Hylton. He was a coal miner and a member of the Little Hattie Old Regular Baptist Church. Harold is survived by two sons, Greg Hylton, Larry...
Fannie Mae Swiney
Feb 18, 2015
Fannie Mae Swiney, age 76, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 at the Pikeville Medical Center. Fannie was born on May 4, 1938 to her parents the late Barney Hill and Dessie Madden Hill. She was the wife of John Swiney, a homemaker, and a member of the Poor Bottom Freewill Baptist Church. Along with her parents, Fannie was preceded...
Monetta Blankenship
Feb 15, 2015
Monetta Sue Blankenship, age 57, passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 2015 in Hardy, Ky. Monetta was born on Feb. 10, 1958 to her parents the late Kelly Baisden and Nell Hammond Baisden. She was the wife of the late Alan Ray Blankenship, a retired nurse's aide, and a member of the Huntleyville Gospel Revelation Church. Along with her husband and...
Gladys Mae Elkins
Feb 14, 2015
Gladys Mae Elkins, age 91, passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at her home. Gladys was born on Nov. 9, 1923 to her parents the late Noah Lucas and Emma Damron Lucas. She was the wife of the late Samuel Elkins Jr., a homemaker, and a member of the Old Regular Baptist Church. Along with her husband and parents, Gladys...
Rosemary Hill
Feb 14, 2015
Rosemary Hill age 72 of Shelbiana, Ky. passed away Saturday February 14,2015 at her residence. She was born August 5,1942 to her parents the late Thomas and Alice Blackburn Adkins. Rosemary was a homemaker and was of the Old Regular Baptist Faith. Along with her parents Rosemary was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Hill, one son, Lawrence Hill,Jr....
