obituaries

Grace Williamson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

James Edwin Wallace

James Edwin Wallace

Sep 19, 2025

James Edwin Wallace, 45 of Elkhorn City, Ky. was born on Sept. 21, 1979 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Regina, Ky. he was a member of the First Church of God in Elkhorn City and a worker of the Ky. Forestry Department. James was the son of the late James William Wallace...

Estel Baker

Estel Baker

Sep 19, 2025

Estel Baker, age 77, of Elkhorn City, passed away peacefully on September 19th, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones. Born on August 13th, 1948, in Pike County, he was the son of the late Henry and Myrtle Baker. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Janice Baker, as well as his brothers: Winifred Baker, Henry Junior Baker,...

Mitchell Looney

Mitchell Looney

Sep 15, 2025

Mitchell Looney, 44 of Feds Creek, KY passed away Monday, September 15, 2025 at his residence. Mitchell was born July 19, 1981 in Pikeville, KY to the late Edgar Nelson Looney and Ernestine Wolford Looney.

Mitchell is survived by his brother, Brian Looney of Evansville, IN.

A private memorial service will be held at a...

Gary D. Stiltner, Ii

Gary D. Stiltner, Ii

Sep 9, 2025

Gary Dwayne Stiltner, II, 33 of Sevierville, TN passed away Tuesday, September 09, 2025. Gary was born July 08, 1992 in Elizabethton, TN to Lisa Williams Ratliff of Logan, OH and the late Gary Dwayne Stiltner. In addition to his mother, Gary is survived by his wife, Brandy Mays Stiltner of Sevierville, TN; sons, Landon Davis, Sawyer Peterson and...

Robin Bishop Ward

Robin Bishop Ward

Sep 9, 2025

Robin Bishop Ward, 63 of Bluff City, TN passed away Tuesday, September 09, 2025 at Bristol Regional Medical Center. Robin was born June 11, 1962 in Pikeville, KY to the late William Harold Abshire and Tina Griffith Abshire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Randolph Bishop, brother, Timothy Abshire, and sister, Kaye...

Ruby Justus

Ruby Justus

Sep 9, 2025

Ruby Justus, 89 of Mouthcard, KY passed away Tuesday, September 09, 2025 at Pikeville Medical Center. Ruby was a clerk for the IGA Food Store and a member of the Mt. View Church of Christ. She was born June 15, 1936 at Mouthcard, KY to the late Kiney Ramey and Lydia Ramey Ramey. In addition to her parents, she...

Goble Rush Ratliff

Goble Rush Ratliff

Sep 6, 2025

Goble Rush Ratliff, 87 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Saturday, September 06, 2025 at his residence. Goble was a retired coal miner and member of the UMWA. He was born July 01, 1938 in Elkhorn City, KY to the late Goble Ratliff and Mossie Reece Ratliff. In addition to his parents, Goble was preceded in death by wife,...

Feedia Denise Chaffins

Feedia Denise Chaffins

Sep 5, 2025

Feedia Denise Chaffins, 54 of Wellington, KY passed away Friday, September 05, 2025 at her residence. Feedia was born December 09, 1970 in Pikeville, KY to Barbara Jean Taylor (Hubert) Williamson of Wellington, KY and the late Claude Eugene Reynolds.

Feedia is survived by Maternal grandmother; Easter Taylor, sons, Ryan (Hope) Taylor of Frenchburg, KY, Terry Chaffins...

Mary Rose

Mary Rose

Sep 5, 2025

Mary Rose, 74 of Banner, Ky. was born on Dec. 29, 1951 in Pikeville, Ky. and passed away at home on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. She was the daughter of Willie Daniel Thacker and Nancy Bevins, who had preceded her in death. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by daughters, Rhonda Thacker and Lorene Collins...

Johnny “Wolf” Ratliff

Johnny “Wolf” Ratliff

Sep 5, 2025

Johnny Wayne "Wolf" Ratliff, 69 of Elkhorn City, KY passed away Friday, September 05, 2025 at his residence.

Johnny was born March 15, 1956 in Pikeville, KY to the late Billy David "B.D." Ratliff and Burless Mae Belcher Potter. In addition to his parents, Johnny was preceded in death by a brother, David Neal "Brub" Ratliff.

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Phillip Henry Joseph Bryan

Phillip Henry Joseph Bryan

Aug 15, 2025

Phillip Bryan, 53 of Dorton, Ky. was born on Dec. 2, 1971 in Maryland and passed away at his home on Friday, August 15, 2025. He was the son of Ralph Hayden Alvis and Sandra Rae Shirley Alvis who preceded him in death. Phillip was a truck drive for Mercer Transportation. He is survived by his wife; Angela Gerene...

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