The history of our funeral home:

The Hoyt G. Hickey & Son Funeral Home Inc. is truly a family business.

Hoyt G. Hickey Sr. was born in Whitley County, Kentucky in 1923. After serving in the Army during the Second World War he attended the Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science in Nashville, TN. Upon graduation in 1947, he found employment with the Frank Allen Funeral Home in Williamson, WV. While there he met and married Mae Fern Coley. Fern was born in Pike County, Kentucky in 1928. She received her Funeral Directors license in 1958.

Hoyt and Fern Hickey moved to Monticello in 1952 to work with the Ed Lee Funeral Home. In February of 1953 they purchased the Funeral Home from Mr. Lee and soon began building the original structure that is now occupied by the Hoyt G. Hickey & Son Funeral Home.

In 1954 they gave birth to their first child, Glenn Hickey Jr. Glenn grew up working in the firm. He attended school in Monticello and later graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in 1975. After graduating, he married Sheila Dunnington and returned home to work in the family business.

Hoyt and Fern's second child, Jane was born in 1960. She also grew up and was educated in Monticello. However, Jane earned an Accounting degree from the University of Kentucky in 1981. Jane also works with the family.

After 48 years of improvements, the present 10,000 square foot structures contains two funeral chapels, lounges (smoking and non-smoking), handicap facilities, children's play room and nursery, a large casket display room and arrangement office with parking for well over 100 vehicles.

Since 1953, the goal of the Hoyt G. Hickey & Son Funeral Home has been to provide to each family the services they request in the most compassionate way.