James Franklin Gilkey, Sr.,
Born to the late Ewing and Helen Louise (Harrell) Gilkey, Sr. of Hopkinsville.
Frank served 2 years in the Army National Guard.
He was a Hopkinsville High School graduate where he played basketball. He was the owner/operator of Nortonville Supermarket for 44 years and a vital member of the community. A Cats Den coffee crew member, avid golfer and loved Wildcat Basketball. He enjoyed cooking for and spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by his wife, Vera Vernell (Walker) Gilkey; daughter, Laura Gilkey; son, James Gilkey, Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Welch and Margie Shelton; and brother, Ewing Gilkey, Jr.
Burial at New Salem Cemetery in Nortonville
Born to the late Ewing and Helen Louise (Harrell) Gilkey, Sr. of Hopkinsville.
Frank served 2 years in the Army National Guard.
He was a Hopkinsville High School graduate where he played basketball. He was the owner/operator of Nortonville Supermarket for 44 years and a vital member of the community. A Cats Den coffee crew member, avid golfer and loved Wildcat Basketball. He enjoyed cooking for and spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by his wife, Vera Vernell (Walker) Gilkey; daughter, Laura Gilkey; son, James Gilkey, Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Welch and Margie Shelton; and brother, Ewing Gilkey, Jr.
Burial at New Salem Cemetery in Nortonville
James Franklin Gilkey, Sr.,
Born to the late Ewing and Helen Louise (Harrell) Gilkey, Sr. of Hopkinsville.
Frank served 2 years in the Army National Guard.
He was a Hopkinsville High School graduate where he played basketball. He was the owner/operator of Nortonville Supermarket for 44 years and a vital member of the community. A Cats Den coffee crew member, avid golfer and loved Wildcat Basketball. He enjoyed cooking for and spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by his wife, Vera Vernell (Walker) Gilkey; daughter, Laura Gilkey; son, James Gilkey, Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Welch and Margie Shelton; and brother, Ewing Gilkey, Jr.
Burial at New Salem Cemetery in Nortonville
Born to the late Ewing and Helen Louise (Harrell) Gilkey, Sr. of Hopkinsville.
Frank served 2 years in the Army National Guard.
He was a Hopkinsville High School graduate where he played basketball. He was the owner/operator of Nortonville Supermarket for 44 years and a vital member of the community. A Cats Den coffee crew member, avid golfer and loved Wildcat Basketball. He enjoyed cooking for and spending time with his family.
Preceded in death by his wife, Vera Vernell (Walker) Gilkey; daughter, Laura Gilkey; son, James Gilkey, Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth Welch and Margie Shelton; and brother, Ewing Gilkey, Jr.
Burial at New Salem Cemetery in Nortonville
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