Harry (Peachy) Cox Pollock, 83, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2023 at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital Long Term Care following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born March 19, 1940 to the late Catholene Cox Pollock and Archie Duncan Pollock Sr. He was a lifelong member of Greenville United Methodist Church. Peachy graduated from Greenville High School in 1958 and received an Associates Degree from Western Kentucky University. He signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1958 and played in their farm system until he entered the U.S. Army in 1962 where he served 2 years. Following his discharge, Peachy worked in various roles for the Peabody Coal Company. Peachy was the last in a long line of Pollocks who worked in the coal mining industry, with a lineage that can be traced back at least four generations to his Scottish ancestor, Archibald Pollock, who came to Airdrie, Ky. in the late 1850’s. After he retired from the Peabody Coal Company he worked for the City of Greenville as Utilities Commission Superintendent for four years and was a Utilities Commissioner for four years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son Christopher (Chuck) Pollock.
Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Pollock Creager (Shane); granddaughters, Alex and Payton Creager; brother, A.D. Pollock, J.R. (Clara).
The family would like to thank the nursing staff at OHMCH Long Term Care for their kind and dedicated care during his time there and especially during his last days and hours of life.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 3, at Gary’s Funeral Home, 405 Hopkinsville St., Greenville. Visitation is from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., with a memorial service at 11:00 a.m.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, P. O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741- 5014.
