Nathaniel Clair Gilkerson

Nathaniel Clair Gilkerson, 24, of Carlisle, husband of Tabitha Ritchie Gilkerson, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.

A native of Carlisle, Kentucky, he was born October 15, 1993 to Christopher Clair & Peggy Hunt Gilkerson, of Carlisle, was a 2012 graduate of Nicholas County High School and 2014 graduate of Maysville Community & Technical College, worked as a maintenance technician for EnovaPremier and was a devoted member of Carlisle Christian Church. Nate loved life and lived it to the fullest serving his church through his guitar music and the youth of his community as a coach for the Nicholas County 4-H Shooting Sports Club. He greatly enjoyed the outdoors through hunting, fishing and riding his motorcycle.

In addition to his wife and parents, survivors include his sister, Jessica (Brad) Gilkerson Rogers, of Louisville; paternal grandparents, Max & Mary Gilkerson, of Dalesburg; maternal grandparents, Alvin & Sharon Hunt, of Ewing; his father-in-law, James Ritchie, of Carlisle; his mother-in-law, Tracey Liver Ellis, of Cynthiana; brother-in-law, Justin Ritchie, of Carlisle; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at the Carlisle Christian Church by Rev. Steve Smith & Bro. Tony Smith with burial to follow in the Carlisle Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 5:00 P.M. Tuesday at the church.

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