Jimmy Roger Whitehead

Jimmy Roger Whitehead obituary

Jimmy Roger Whitehead

Jimmy Whitehead Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, Inc. on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Jimmy Roger Whitehead, age 62 of Monticello, Kentucky formerly of Burkesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. Jimmy was born on June 15, 1963 in Clay County, TN to the late Jim Whitehead and Edna Jones Whitehead. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers Dale Whitehead and Danny Whitehead.

Survivors Include:
One Daughter- Jennifer Spears of Glasgow, KY
One Brother- Randy Whitehead of Monticello, KY
Four Sisters- Rita Pierce, Debbie Hunter, and Anita Moore all of Burkesville, KY and Phyllis Sanderson of Columbia KY
Special Friends- Josh and Sherry Young of Monticello, KY
Two Grandchildren- Jenna Spears and Gavin Riddle
and a host of other relatives and friends

His remains were bequeathed for medical and scientific research and the
cremains will be interred at a later date at Moss Cemetery in Clay County, TN

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