- Date Of Birth: April 17, 1943
- Date Of Death: September 5, 2021
- State: Kentucky
Bobby Eugene Tackett, Sr., age 78, of Moores Flat Road, Morehead, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born April 17, 1943, in Globe, he was a son of the late Kenneth Tackett and Dorothy Williams Tackett. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Jean Wilt Tackett on September 22, 2001; his second wife, Diane Faye Wells Tackett on May 28, 2021; a daughter, Teresa Tackett; two brothers, James Tackett and Kenny Tackett; and a sister, Virgie Pettit.
Bobby is survived by two sons, Michael A. Tackett of Morehead and Bobby Jr. (Amy) Tackett of Morehead; three step daughters, Shelley (Larry) Lykins of Salt Lick, Sabrina Quesinberry (TJ May), and Tiffany (Jason) Smedley, all of Morehead; nine grandchildren, Summer Andrews, Autumn Reffitt, Bailey Tackett, Bentley Tackett, Kalli Tackett, Jacob Smith, Jace Walling, James Earls, and Kyndal Lykins; and two great grandchildren, Raelynn Andrews and Jaiden Archer.
He is also survived by one sister, Connie Pettit of Morehead; one brother, Arlin “Pete” (Diane) Tackett of Cleveland, Ohio; a host nieces and nephews; other relatives; and friends.
A Vietnam veteran, Bobby served on aircraft carriers in the United States Navy for four years.
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