Earnest Dean Tackett Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on January 19, 2026, at the age of 81, Earnest Dean Tackett of Mount Vernon, Kentucky, born in Jackhorn, Kentucky passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Earnest Dean Tackett to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, McKinley Tackett and Barbara Ellen Hall Tackett; his son Mark McKinley Tackett; and his siblings, Clark Tackett, Raymond Tackett, Haroldene Tackett, Kenneth Ray Tackett, Brenda Gayle Tackett, June Mullins, Carol Samu, Garland Tackett, Virgil Tackett, Milford Tackett, Truman Tackett, Carl Tackett and Clayton Tackett.
He is survived by: his wife Kathy Riley Tackett of Mt. Vernon; his children, Michael Vincent Tackett of London, Shawna Leigh Tackett of London and Tarah Renee Johnson (Adam) of Knoxville, Tennessee; his siblings, Gearldene Harlan (Allen) of Monrovia, Gary Tackett (Debbie) of Indianapolis, Roy Tackett of Nashville and Marlene Hunt of Michigan; his granddaughters, Megan Jade Tackett, Heidi Bentley, Isabella Bentley, Ava Johnson, Sophia Bentley and Scarlett Helton; his stepchildren, Derrick Hensley and Katie Hensley of Mt. Vernon; and his stepgrandson Kayson Hensley. He is also survived by other family members and friends.
