Clay Huckelby

 

Clay Huckelby, 60, of Burkesville, KY passed away Friday, June 5, 2026, at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN with his family by his side.  Born in Tompkinsville, KY he was the son of the late Phillip Lewis Huckelby and Betty Cleary Huckelby who survives.  Clay was a loader operator for Anderson Lumber Company over 20 years in Tompkinsville. He loved to be outdoors, fishing, hunting, riding his ATV on trails with his friends, cutting firewood and having big BBQ with his friends.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Lisa Stidham Huckelby; one daughter Ashley Davis (Adam Huff); three grandchildren, Jacob, Nicholas and Avery Davis; a special granddaughter Hailey Wray; one brother Bobby Huckelby (Deidre Patterson); nieces and nephews Kurt, Laura and Molly Huckleby, Iasac and Kason Booher; a good friend Don Gordon along with several other friends, aunts, uncles and loved ones.

Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the McMurtrey Funeral Home with burial in the Dutch Creek Cemetery in Cumberland County.  Visitation will be Wednesday, from 12 noon until 8pm and on Thursday morning until time of the service.

Family request alternate expressions of sympathy be made to the McMurtrey Funeral home to help with final expenses.