Obits: Tackett, James Henry Magoffin County, Kentucky Dec. 2006 Submitted by ; Diane Montgomery Parsons http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000062 ********************************************************************* 1919 - 2006 Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 26, noon, at the Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel for James Henry Tackett, 87, of Paintsville, Ky., who passed away Saturday, Dec. 23 at Mountain Manor Nursing Home in Paintsville. Mr. Tackett was born June 26, 1919 in Magoffin County, Ky., son of the late Lonnie and Stella Cantrell Tackett. He was a retired fruit salesman with Pratt Fruit, and a U.S. Air Force veteran. Surviving are his wife, June Preston Tackett of Paintsville; one son, James Michael Tackett; one daughter, Phyllis Ann Brannon; five brothers, Oliver Tackett of Paden City, W.Va., Willie and Dee Tackett, both of Salyersville, Ky., Elmer Tackett of Ocala, Fla., and Billy Tackett of New Carlisle, Ohio; two sisters, Emma Johnson and Leatha Conley, both of Salyersville; and two grandchildren. The service was officiated by Mike Tackett, with burial in the Highland Memorial Park at Staffordsville, Ky. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones-Preston Funeral Home of Paintsville. The Paintsville Herald Newspaper; 12-27-2006 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************