Ray Edward Sayers
Oct 31, 2025
Ray Sayers, 97 of Lick Creek, Ky. was born on September 21, 1928 at Lick Creek, Ky. and passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Ky. He was the son of Wesley Ballard and Lena Florence Short Sayers who have preceded him in death. Ray was a minister for 70 years and...
Brooke Nicole Ford
Oct 30, 2025
Brooke Ford, 41 of Pikeville, KY was born on March 15, 1984 in Lexington, KY and passed away on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, KY. Brooke was the daughter of Billy Dean Ford of Pikeville, KY and the late Debra Lou Spradlin Ford. Survivors, in addition to her father and stepmother, Carol Ford, are...
Doug Thompson
Oct 29, 2025
Clinton Douglas Thompson, 80 of Lower Pompey, KY passed away October 29, 2025 at his residence. Doug was born Feb. 26, 1945 Grassy Branch of Raccoon to the late Clinton Thompson and Bessie Marie May Thompson. In addition to his parents, Doug was preceded in death by his wife Linda Pearl Thacker Thompson and one sister Annette Stanley. Doug...
Brenda Ratliff
Oct 25, 2025
Brenda Ratliff, 55 of Virgie, KY passed away Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Brenda was born December 04, 1969to the late Bill and Verda Mullins formerly of Elkhorn City, KY. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by one grandson, Sawyer.
She is survived by three daughters; Miranda (Larry) Ratliff of...
Zeldenia Stiltner
Oct 24, 2025
Zeldenia Stiltner, 76 of Belcher, Ky. was born on March 24, 1949 at Yellow Hill, Ky. and passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center. She was the daughter of Zeldon Ward and Goldenia Belcher Ward Frazier who preceded her in death. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband...
Kennith Blake Ward
Oct 19, 2025
Kennith Blake Ward, 73 of Belcher, KY passed away at his home on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Kennith was born on October 27, 1951 in Pike County, KY to the late Frank Willis "Bobby" Ward and Gracie Irene Swiney Ward. Kennith lived a life rooted in the hills of Eastern Kentucky and filled with stories, laughter and the simple...
Tony Randall “Fat Boy” Collins
Oct 17, 2025
Tony Collins, 50 of Elkhorn City, Ky. was born on Nov. 23, 1974 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away at home on Oct. 17, 2025. He was the son of Melvin Collins, Jr. and Shirley Ann Mullins Collins who preceded him in death. Tony was a carpenter. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a...
Nathan Hamilton
Oct 13, 2025
Nathan Hamilton, 33 of Ashcamp, KY passed away Monday, October 13, 2025. Nathan was born July 14, 1992 in Pikeville, KY to the late Charlie Hamilton and Pamela Cantrell Hamilton. Nathan is survived by two brothers, Dustin Hamilton of Pikeville, KY and Rylan Hamilton of Ashcamp, KY.
A private graveside service was held Thursday, October 16, 2025...
Jean Hall
Oct 10, 2025
Jean Hall born "Mary Kathleen Jackson" formerly of Elkhorn City, Ky was born on Jan. 15, 1942 in Smithboro, Marion Co., South Carolina and passed away on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025 at the Letcher Manor Nursing Home in Whitesburg, Ky. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; Mealy and Ida King Jackson and addition to her parents she...
Dale Clevinger
Oct 10, 2025
Dale Dwayne Clevinger, 56 of Pikeville, KY passed away Friday, October 10, 2025 at UKMC. Dale was born September 14, 1969 in Pikeville, KY to Ruth Bentley Slone of Hellier, KY and the late James Delano Clevinger. In addition to his father, Dale was preceded in death by a sister, Tammy Clevinger.
Besides his mother, Dale is...
Easter Taylor
Oct 9, 2025
Easter Taylor, 96 of Phyllis, KY passed away Thursday, October 09, 2025 at Elkhorn Health and Rehab. She was a homemaker and a member of the Biggs Church of God. Easter was born March 29, 1929 at Phyllis, KY to the late Cas Justice and Gustie Taylor Justice. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Grace Williamson
Oct 9, 2025
Grace Williamson, 80 of Lick Creek, Ky. was born on July 7, 1945 at Grapevine, Ky. and passed away on Oct. 9, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center. Grace was the daughter of Tom and Ora Hunt Sawyers who preceded her in death. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands; Teddy Abshire and...
Paula Mccarty
Oct 8, 2025
Paula Kaye Edmonds McCarty, 59 of Ashcamp, KY, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 08, 2025 surrounded by her loving family after courageously battling ovarian cancer for 18 years.
Born to the late Paul "Pete" Edmonds and Joan Ratliff Edmonds on April 6th 1966 in Ary, KY, lived her life with unshakeable...
James Mosco Blackburn
Oct 4, 2025
James Blackburn, 56 of Lick Creek, Ky. was born on Nov. 4, 1968 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center. He was the son of Robert Lee Blackburn and Earmel Lou Hylton Blackburn who preceded him in death. James was a coal truck drive and a member of the Lick...
Jimmy Allen Kilgore
Oct 3, 2025
Jimmy Kilgore, 55 of Raccoon, Ky. was born on Aug. 4, 1970 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away in the Cornerstone Specialist Hospital in Huntington, WV on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. He is the son of James and Ruth Lowery Kilgore of Lick Creek, Ky. He was a member of the Poor Bottom Freewill Baptist Church and a truck...
Mary Madglene Sanders
Oct 1, 2025
Mary Madglene Collins Sanders, 81 of Ashcamp, Ky. was born on Jan. 18, 1944 in Weeksbury, Ky. and passed away at the Pikeville Medical Center on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Mary was the daughter of Johnny Decoursie Collins and Elsie Faye Sanders Collins who preceded her in death. She was a member of the Glory Bound Freewill Baptist Church,...
Goebel Steven Sweeney
Sep 28, 2025
Goebel Steven Sweeney, 65 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Steven was born February 16, 1960 to the late Goebel Swiney and Mary Vivian Puckett Swiney. In addition to his parents, Goebel was preceded in death by a brother, James Allen Sweeney. He was retired mechanic with KY Power and a...
Blake Hackney
Sep 24, 2025
Harold "Blake" Hackney, 78 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at his residence. Blake was born April 15, 1947 at Ferrells Creek, KY to the late Ercil Hackney and Beulah Mullins Hackney. In addition to his parents, Blake was preceded in death by two brothers, Fayte Hackney and Carl Hackney and sisters, Gladys Ramey, Glenda...
Stephen “Mikey” Starnes
Sep 23, 2025
Stephen Michael Starnes, 46 of Prestonsburg, KY passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
Mikey was a member of the Destination Community Church of Prestonsburg, KY and was pursuing a degree in nursing at Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
Mikey was born March 20, 1979 in Martin, KY to Darlene Raines Starnes of Prestonsburg, KY...
James Lester Harris
Sep 19, 2025
James Harris 51 of Ashcamp, Ky. was born on March 27, 1974 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away at the Pikeville Medical Center on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. James was a mechanic. He was the son of the Late Ralph Lester Harris and Betty Carol Blankenship Harris of Elkhorn City, Ky. In addition to his mother he is survived...