Billy Frank Puckett

August 23, 1931 - January 14, 2021

Billy Frank Puckett, age 89, of Raven, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in a Pikeville, Kentucky hospital. He was born at Tip Top, Virginia and was the son of the late Christopher Helbert and Maude Leona Gillan Puckett. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a retired coal miner. He was a member of the Chapel of Love Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Liddy Puckett; son, Carl Ray Thompson; granddaughters, Kimberly Hale and Cecilia Thompson; five brothers; and three sisters. Survivors are: Son: Cecil Thompson and wife, Clara of Raven, Virginia Sister: Ailene Burdine of Cedar Bluff, Virginia Five Grandchildren, Nine Great Grandchildren, and Seven Great-Great Grandchildren also survive. Graveside services for Billy Frank Puckett will be conducted Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 2pm at the Thompson Family Cemetery in the Springville section of North Tazewell, Virginia with the Rev. Roger Lester officiating. Interment will follow. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Those wishing to attend the service are asked to line up at the funeral home by 1:15pm on Sunday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com