obituaries
Lorene Collins
Jul 22, 2025
Lorene Collins, 59 of Bowling Fork, KY passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at her residence. Lorene was a homemaker and a member of the Faith Baptist Church of Myra. She was born October 07, 1965 in Pikeville, KY. Lorene was preceded in death by her father, Willie Daniel Thacker, brothers, James Thacker and Rocky Thacker and sister Rhonda...
Ivan Coleman
Jul 19, 2025
Ivan Coleman, 73 of Elkhorn City, Ky. was born on June 28, 1952 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away on July 19, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center. Ivan was the son of Bud and Dorothy Thacker Coleman who preceded him in death. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by brothers; Ralph, Reaford and Ronnie...
Elster Gene Morton
Jul 18, 2025
Elster Gene Morton, 93 of Regina, KY passed away Friday, July 18, 2025 at his residence. Elster was a retired coal miner and a member of the Faith First Baptist Church. He was born March 12, 1932 in Pikeville, KY to the late Truman Roosevelt Morton and Myrtle "Mert" McCoy Ratliff. In addition to his parents, Elster was preceded...
Jeremy Bartley
Jul 16, 2025
Jeremy Michael Bartley, 48 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at his residence. Jeremy was a member of First Church of God. He was born December 20, 1976 in Pikeville, KY to Gary Dean Bartley and Laura Jean Blair Bartley. Jeremy was preceded in death by his brother, Gary Bartley, Jr., paternal grandfather, James Bartley...
Mianna Joanie Epling
Jul 16, 2025
Mianna Joanie Epling, 78 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. She was born June 27, 1947 in Knoxville, TN to the late John Henry Epling and Edna Colley Epling.
Visitation will be Monday, July 21, 2025 at 7PM at the Bailey Funeral Home Chapel.
Fredia Jean Looney
Jul 12, 2025
Fredia Jean looney, 75 of Ashcamp, KY passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025 at her residence. Fredia was a retired school teacher. She was born September 28, 1949 to the late Fred and Imogene (Conley) Starnes. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers; Steven Starnes and Tommy Lee Starnes, as well as one...
Larry Rowe,
Jul 9, 2025
Larry McKinley Rowe, 71 of Ashcamp, KY passed away Wednesday, July 09, 2025 at UK Bluegrass Hospice, Lexington, KY. Larry was a retired coal miner. He was born January 19, 1954 in Pikeville, KY to the late Earl Rowe and Betty Thomas Rowe. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his wife, Marsha Ratliff Rowe...
Brenda Sue Holland
Jul 9, 2025
Brenda Sue Holland, 77 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Wednesday, July 09, 2025 at UKMC. Brenda was a retired Branch Manager for Community Trust Bank, a member of the Marrowbone Missionary Baptist Church and Eastern Star. She was born April 05, 1948 in Pikeville, KY to the late Elbert Blackburn and Phyllis Belcher Blackburn. In addition to her...
Jason Adkins,
Jul 7, 2025
Jason Rush Adkins, 51 of Pikeville, KY passed away Monday, July 07, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Jason was a teacher at Millard Elementary School and of the Christian Faith. He was born September 09, 1973 in Columbus, OH, to Karen Davis Adkins of Breaks, VA, and the late Roy Dale Adkins.
Besides his mother, Jason is...
Gracie Bentley
Jul 6, 2025
Gracie Bentley, 93 of Rockhouse, KY passed away Sunday, July 06, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Gracie was born May 25, 1932 in Yaeger, KY to the late Thomas Cantrell and Fairy Davis Schliep. She was a retired custodian for the Pike County School System and a member of the Sameria Old Regular Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Samuel Griffey
Jul 4, 2025
Samuel Griffey, 82 of Steele, Ky. was born on Nov. 8, 1942 at Steele, Ky. and passed away at his home on Friday, July 4, 2025. He was a retired coal miner and attended the Kimber Church of God. He was the son of Roscoe Griffey and Leona Hunt Griffey, who preceded him in death. In addition to his...
Greg Ward
Jul 3, 2025
Greg Ward, 69 of Lexington, KY passed away Thursday July 03, 2025 at the Veteran's Hospital in Lexington, KY. Greg was an attorney and a Veteran of the United States Army.
Greg was born on September 17, 1955 in Pike County, KY to the late John and Ethel (Webb) Ward. Greg is survived by his wife, Buridena...
Wesley West
Jun 30, 2025
Wesley Samuel West, 40 of Phyllis, KY passed away Monday, June 30, 2025 at his residence. Wesley was born January 20, 1985 in Pikeville, KY to Darlene Meade West of Phyllis, KY and the late Samuel Fonso West. Also preceeding him in death were his paternal grandparents; Reba and Lonzo "Red" West and maternal grandparents; Julius and June Meade....
Roger Dale Stacy
Jun 16, 2025
Roger Dale Stacy, 61, of Belcher, KY passed away Monday, June 16, 2025 at his residence. Roger was a coal miner and member of the First Church of God, Lick Creek, KY.
Roger was born November 03, 1963 to the late Willis Ray and Julie Florine (Stalker) Stacy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Burbon Dean Thacker
Jun 16, 2025
Burbon Dean Thacker, 68 of Steele, Ky. was born on May 11, 1957 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away at home on June 16, 2025. He was the son of Tom Ferrell and Daisy Thacker Thacker who have preceded him in death. He was a coal miner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by sisters;...
Maleasha Cantrell
Jun 15, 2025
Maleasha Karen Cantrell, 46 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Maleasha was a Pharmacy Tech at Elkhorn Drug and a member of the Lick Creek First Church of God. She was born July 26, 1978 in Pikeville, KY to Elmer Jackson Lewis and Ginger Taylor Lewis of Elkhorn City, KY. Maleasha...
Saishu Yates
Jun 14, 2025
Saishu Sue Yates, 36 of Mouthcard, KY passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025 at her residence. Saishu was born September 12, 1988 in Pikeville, KY to Gary Damron of Feds Creek, KY and Brenda Ramey Justice of Marrowbone, KY. Besides her parents, Saishu is survived by mother, Frankie "Susie" Ramey of Mouthcard, KY; a son, Elie Yates; daughters, Cholie...
Donnie Edward Ramey
Jun 13, 2025
Donnie Ramey, 70 of Pikeville, Ky. was born on July 27, 1954 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025 in the Pikeville Medical Center. He was the son of James L. and Loretta Hill Ramey who preceded him in death. Donnie was a coal miner. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death...
Loretta Gay Boyd: 78
Jun 13, 2025
Loretta Gay Boyd, 78, of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Friday June 13, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Loretta was a homemaker and a member of the East End Freewill Baptist Church in Elkhorn City. Loretta was born June 17, 1946 to the late Cecil Swiney and Bunie Stalker Swiney. She was also preceded in death by three brothers;...
Barbara Allen Epling
Jun 9, 2025
Barbara Allen Epling, 64 of Dry Fork of Marrowbone, KY passed away Monday, June 09, 2025 at her residence. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal Faith. Barbara was born May 11, 1961 in Pikeville, KY to the late Harold Ray Jones and Genieve Hylton Jones. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three...
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