Joel Edward "Flash" Sturgill, 69 of Neon, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025 at his residence. Joel was the son of the late Chester and Helen Cress Sturgill. Surviving is 2 sons: Jeremy Bryant of McRoberts and Joshua Sturgill of Neon; 2 brothers: Wade Sturgill of Hazard and Billy Sturgill of McRoberts ; 2 sisters: Nancy Hall of Middlesboro and Betty Gross of Cowan; grandchildren: Jonathon Bowling, Haleigh Vance, Justin Bryant, Jesse Bryant, Kaleigh Sturgill, Jocelyn Bryant and Jeffrey Sturgill. Joel was preceded in death by 5 sisters: Dorothy Sturgill, Peggy Davis, Phyllis Brown, Shirley Duty and Helen Shepherd; 2 brothers: Charles Sturgill and Ricky Sturgill. Funeral: 2:00 O'clock P.M. Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6:00 P.M. Tuesday at the Letcher Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Green Acres Cemetery at Ermine, Kentucky.