Justin Paul Cheek

Justin Paul Cheek, 46, of Edgewood Drive, Nicholasville, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the University of Kentucky, Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born in Lexington, KY, on November 13, 1979, to the late Paul Eugene Cheek and Sherry Lynn Shelton Mitchell. Justin worked in construction most of his life and was a good hand with plumbing, landscaping, and roofing. He was an avid UK basketball fan and also enjoyed horseback riding. He is survived by his fiancé, Krystal Burris, two sons, Adam Spears and Timothy Harper, three daughters, Sallie Hamilton, Sarah Becknell, and Jamie Becknell, a sister, Chassity Dixon (Dan) Parillo, a granddaughter, Jordan, aunts and uncles, Pat and Mike Hammond, Charlotte and Ray Barron, Pam and Sal Sallee and John Caldwell, numerous cousins, Angie and Joey Davis, Misty Chapman and Dean, Mike Hammond, Tara Wyman, Chad and Tammy Hammond, Heath and Christina Shelton, and numerous other family members. He also leaves behind his pet shadow, a dog named Max. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Bobby and Cricket Shelton, his mother, Sherry Lynn Shelton Mitchell, his father, Paul Eugene Cheek, two aunts, Carol Sue Caldwell and Donna Barnett, and a brother, Robert Eugene Cheek. Services will be at 1:00 PM, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Betts & West Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Bales officiating. Burial will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery. Bearers will be Chad Hammond, Mike Hammond, Reed Hammond, Lucas Hammond, John Caldwell, and Heath Shelton. Honorary Bearers will be Adam Spears, Russell Anderson, Bethany Davis Brown, Courtney Davis, and Levi Hammond. Visitation will be on Friday, from 11:00 AM until 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Betts & West is honored to serve the Cheek family in their hour of need. An online guestbook is available at www.BettsandWestFuneralHome.com.