Services set for East Jessamine High School student who passed away

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)

10/11/22, 2:09 p.m.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Jacoby.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, at Southland Christian Church on Harrodsburg Road in building B.

Services will be held Saturday at 12 p.m. at the church, with burial to follow in Bluegrass Memorial Gardens.

Jacoby played football and basketball at East Jessamine Schools. He also played AAU League for Vision Elite Athletics.

Jacoby is survived by his parents, Chris and Lora Pittman; his sisters, Alana and Christabelle “Bella” Pittman; his grandparents, Tammy and Tommy Moyer, and Ann and David Rice; and numerous great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, teammates and friends who will cherish his memory.

10/10/22, 11:41 a.m.

The Nicholasville community is mourning the death of a high schooler.

East Jessamine High School shared condolences on social media over the weekend for 14-year-old Jacoby Pittman, a football player at the school.

Pittman died on Friday and a high school football game scheduled for that evening was canceled.

According to the district, the school will have support in place for students and says “We are here for our jaguars and we will lean on one another as we remember Jacoby.”

Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.