Obituary of Billy Joe Hitchcox

Billy Joe Hitchcox, age 60, of Pikeville, TN, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 at Erlanger Hospital following a brief illness.

   He was a lion of a man with a work ethic comparable to none, and he was a lamb with a heart of gold.  Billy Joe loved his family with all his heart and was constantly searching for relatives through genealogy research; and like his father before him, claimed kin to almost everyone he met. 

   He was a 42 year employee of Dunlap Stone/Thomas Brothers and a farmer.  Billy Joe loved the outdoors and was an avid coon hunter.

   He was preceded in death by his parents, Verner & Gladys Hitchcox; sister, Betty Rains; brother, Clifford Hitchcox; and sister, Charlotte Hitchcox.

   He is survived by the love of his life, Geneva Hitchcox, to whom he was married for 39 years; daughter, Amy Jo (Brad) Evans; grandchildren, Geneva Joan and Arthur Joe Evans; sisters, Patty (Bill) Holland, Carol (Perry) Swafford and Sandy (T.A.) Smith; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Rae & Joe Clifton; sister-in-laws, Sandra Hitchcox and Donna Holden; brother-in-laws, Bobby Rains and Auggy Smith; a multitude of nieces and nephews; and close friend, Willie Smith.

   Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Bro. T.A. Smith officiating.  Burial will be in Granny Ruth's Garden.  Online condolences can be made at reedfamilyfh.com. Arrangements are by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, 1171 Main Street, Pikeville, TN. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 30, 2019 from 4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. CDT and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. CDT.