Billy Ray Tackett, 74, of Lucasville, Ohio passed away Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth. He was born May 4, 1946, in Floyd County, Kentucky to the late Malcolm Tackett Jr. and Bonita Goble Tackett.
On April 9, 1965, he was united in marriage to Linda Hoffer Tackett who survives. Also surviving are his children, Terry (Mary Holsinger) Tackett of McDermott, Jimmy (Jeannie Ponder) Tackett of Lucasville, Joey (Tammy) Tackett of Chillicothe, William Tackett of Piketon, Brian (Kristie) Tackett of Minford, Bonnie (Paul Yoder) Tackett of Portsmouth, Angie (Dusty Williams) of Blue Creek and Sandra (Dustin) Mayhew of McDermott; brothers, Raymond Tackett, Jr. of McDermott, Michael Tackett of Lucasville and Eddie Tackett of Lawshe, Ohio; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Sue Adams of Otway, Bryda Lou Crabtree of Lucasville and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Tackett, great-grandchildren, Jacob Tackett and Madison Barrett, and three brothers, Keith, Doug, and Everett Tackett, and a sister, Shelby Jean Puckett.
Arrangements are under the direction of Botkin Hornback Funeral Home of Otway. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Botkin Hornback Funeral Home to help the family with the cost of funeral services.
