Pike Co Genealogy Trails

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Pike County Genealogy Trails

Obituaries

Fred Childers

Unknown Newspaper; Dec. 1982

Submitted by A Friend of Genealogy; October 2011

Fred Childers, a resident of The Dalles, Ore., for the past four years, died at his home Nov. 27 at the age 88. He was born April 28, 1893 in Pikeville, Ky. [Sic -- his World War II Draft Registration Card says born April 28, 1895 in Ashcamp, Kentucky]. He lived in the Riggins [Idaho] area in the early '60s and had a meat market. He belonged to the Methodist Church. He also was a resident of the Donnelly [Idaho] area and owned a grocery store there.

He was a WWI Army veteran and is survived by his wife, Ann, of The Dalles; one brother in Pikeville; several grand-, great-grand, and great-great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held Dec. 1 at The Dalles with burial in the Oddfellows Mausoleum.

John S. Cline Jr.
Lexington Herald - Leader; 1984
Submitters Name: Erica Beatty

PIKEVILLE -- John S. Cline Jr., a prominent Pike County lawyer and mineral properties developer, died Sunday at Pikeville Methodist Hospital after a long illness. He was 73.

Cline was one of the largest individual owners of coal reserves in Pike County, his son Scott S. Cline said yesterday.

The elder Cline had practiced law in Pikeville from 1937 to 1973.

A trustee and administrator of the J.S. Cline Estate, he owned the Cline Building and several retail businesses in downtown Pikeville.

"My father's word was his bond -you never needed to sign anything

when you dealt with him," Scott Cline said yesterday.

John S. Cline Jr.'s father -- J.S. Cline Sr., who died in 1941 -- donated several streets to the city of Pikeville, including Cline Street. Both men were instrumental in the early development of the city.

Cline attended Centre College in Danville and graduated from the University of Kentucky. He was also a 1936 graduate of the University of Louisville School of Law.

Other survivors include his wife, Marge Martin Cline; another son, John S. Cline III of Pikeville; and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. today at J.W. Call & Son Funeral Home.

Edition: FINAL
Page: B7

William Coleman
Lexington Herald-Leader; 1984
Submitters Name: Erica Beatty

PIKEVILLE - William Coleman, 56, of Covel, W.Va., formerly of Pike County, husband of Jean Smith Coleman, died yesterday at Wyoming County Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Louisa Primitive Baptist Church in Millard. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Sunday at the church. Justice Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Melster Venters Amburgey
Lexington Herald-Leader; 1984
Submitters Name: Erica Beatty

PIKEVILLE - Melster Venters Amburgey, 79, of Elkhorn City, a retired Pike County teacher, sister of Blanche Venters Blair of Russell, died yesterday at Pikeville Methodist Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Justice Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today.

Louise M Spears
Lexington Herald-Leader; 1984
Submitters Name: Erica Beatty

PIKEVILLE - Louise M. Spears, 84, of Logan, Ohio, formerly of Pike County, died Thursday at Court House Manor Nursing Home, Washington Court House, Ohio. Services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Justice Funeral Home. Visitation will be anytime today and before services Sunday.