Zerek Alexander Slaven

Zerek Alexander Slaven, age 5 months, of Pine Knot, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at the Pioneer Community Hospital in Oneida, Tennessee.

Zerek was born in Somerset, Kentucky, on August 24, 2015. He was the infant son of Zachary and Stephanie (Bowman) Slaven.  He is preceded in death by his great great grandfather Estel Edgar Perkins and great grandfather Kenneth Eugene “Pete” Bowman.

Surviving family include his parents Zachary and Stephanie Slaven of Pine Knot; grandparents Teresa Burchfield of Pine Knot, Sherry Anderson of Revelo, Douglas Slaven of Indian Mound, Tennessee, and Brian Bowman of London; Great grandparents James and Debbie McCarroll of Winfield, Tennessee, Darrell and Carolyn Sue Anderson of Revelo, Bill and Helen Slaven of Whitley City, and Hettie Bowman of Stearns; great great grandmothers Beatrice Perkins of Revelo and Barbara Jean McCarroll of Winfield; aunts and uncles Bruce and Jessica Perkins of Pine Knot, Kasey Bowman of Pine Knot, and Zane Slaven of Indian Mound. Zerek is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends.

Zerek enjoyed eating, watching TV, playing with his daddy’s beard and to suck on his toes.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 6, 2016, in the chapel of Pine Knot Funeral Home with Bro. Bruce Perkins and Josh Stephens officiating with burial to follow in the Silersville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00am on Saturday until funeral time.

“I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always, As long as I’m living my baby you’ll be.”

Heavens gain was our loss when our precious baby boy was called by our Lord.

Pine Knot Funeral Home assisted the family with funeral arrangements.