Obituaries

Goble P. Tackett, 95, of Long Fork, Virgie, died May 5. Funeral: May 8, Long Fork Old Regular Baptist Church. Burial: Jay Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork

Wayne Lewis Johnson, 83, of Rockhouse Fork, Virgie, died May 4. Funeral: May 7, Speight Church of Christ. Burial: Danny and Louise Johnson Cemetery, Long Fork, Virgie

Brenda Slone, 68, of Virgie, died May 2. Funeral: May 6, Poorbottom Freewill Baptist Church. Burial: Vanover/Tackett Cemetery, Virgie

Carol Sayers, 93, of Lick Creek, died April 30. Funeral: May 4, Lick Creek Holiness Church. Burial: Hackney Cemetery, Mouthcard

Charles Richard King, 70, of Roseville, Mich., formerly of Lookout, died May 3. Funeral: May 7. Burial: Johnson Memorial Park Cemetery, Pikeville

Judy Irene Slone, 84, of Pikeville, died April 29. Funeral: May 1. Burial: Johnson Memorial Park

James Patrick Jarvis, 36, of Banner, died May 4. Funeral: May 7. Burial: Evans Cemetery, Grethel

Henrietta Boyd, 61, of Martin, died May 2. Funeral: May 7. Burial: Boyd Cemetery, Martin

Orville Howard Bentley, 47, of McDowell, died May 4. Funeral: May 7, House of Prayer Independent Baptist, Prestonsburg. Burial: Elliott Osborne Cemetery, McDowell

Clyde Wireman, 82, of Gunlock, died May 3. Funeral: May 7, Living Word Pentecostal Church, Gunlock. Burial: Howard Family Cemetery, Gunlock

Randy Blake Reed, 59, of Prestonsburg, died May 2. Graveside services: May 9, Northeast Kentucky Veteran Cemetery, Grayson

Gary Everett Blackburn, 75, of Prestonsburg, died May 1. Funeral: May 3. Burial: Highland Memorial Park, Staffordsville

Jerry Simmons, 71, of Pikeville, died April 30. Funeral: May 3. Burial: Annie E. Young Cemetery Mausoleum

Edith Hager Dotson, 64, of Prestonsburg, died April 29. Funeral: May 3. Burial: Dotson Family Cemetery, Prestonsburg

Vanessa Faye Music, 51, of Auxier, died April 29. Funeral: May 2. Burial: Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel

Alline Hope Trent, 90, of Meta, died May 1. Funeral: May 5. Burial: Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta

Ronald "Poppy" Slone, 80, of Cleveland, Tennessee, formerly of Pikeville, died April 28. Funeral: May 2. Burial: Johnson Memorial Park

Marie Scott, 93, of Murray, formerly of Belfry, died April 30. Funeral: May 3. Burial: Scott Cemetery

Ransom Marcum, 81, husband of Norma Jean Jones Marcum of Hatfield, died May 2. Funeral: May 5 at Mary Elizabeth Old Regular Baptist Church. Burial: Marcum Cemetery, Hatfield

Gordon Dean Gooslin, 53, husband of Judy Patterson Gooslin of McCarr, died May 3. Funeral: May 6 at Faith Mission Church, McCarr. Burial: Gooslin Family Cemetery, McCarr

Maxine Johnson Varney, 89, widow of Fred Varney of Hardy and former owner/operator of the Hardy Supermarket, died May 2. Funeral: May 6. Burial: Johnson Memorial Gardens, Hardy

Anna Lois Evans, 76, widow of Elijah Evans of Ohio died May 2. Visitation: May 9 from noon to 2 p.m. at RE. Rogers Funeral Home. Burial: Evans Cemetery, Martin

Bobby Ray Hackney, 75, of Robinson Creek, died May 5. Funeral: May 6. Burial: Newsome Cemetery, Little Robinson Creek

Margie Alice Hunt, 72, of Kimper, died May 5. Funeral: May 8, Edo Freewill Baptist Church. Burial: Hunt Family Cemetery

Barry W. Adkins, 62, of Pikeville, died May 5. Funeral: May 8, Greasy Creek Freewill Baptist Church. Burial: Duran Adkins Cemetery, Greasy Creek

Elster "Slim" Sexton, 77, of Lexington, died May 3. Funeral: May 7, Grassy Freewill Baptist Church. Burial: Annie E. Young Cemetery

Jimmy Roger Dye, 68, of Shelbiana, died May 2. Funeral: May 6. Burial: Annie E. Young Cemetery

Ramona Gannon Gatta, 60, of Spencer Tenn., formerly of Pike County, died April 30. Funeral: May 4. Burial: Annie E. Young Cemetery

James Franklin Rich, 66, of Pikeville, died May 1. Funeral: May 4, Pleasant Valley Methodist Church, Harold's Branch. Burial: King Cemetery, Cowpin

Amanda Dawn Justice Compton, 37, of Pikeville, died May 1. Funeral: May 4. Burial: Charles Cemetery, Frozen Creek

Lee Murl Wright, 77, of Phelps, died April 29. Funeral: May 3, Jamboree Church of God. Burial: Old Field Cemetery, Argillite

James Casey Campbell, 20, of Prestonsburg, son of James Garnard Campbell and Stepanie R. Rice, died April 30. Funeral: May 4. Burial: Rice-Sammons Family Cemetery, Prestonsburg

Dewey Lewis, 72, of Prestonsburg, son of the late Gram and Clouie Lewis, died May 3. Funeral: May 6. Burial: Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel