IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Gaye

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Osborne

Apr 18, 1937 — Feb 21, 2008

Obituary

Greta Gaye Lafferty Osborne, 70, of Circle Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday evening, February 21, 2008, at the M. D. Anderson Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was born April 18, 1937, in Wheelwright, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late William and Delphia Boyd Lafferty. Gaye is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jim Osborne, whom she wed September 26, 1957; one daughter, Jama Gaye Osborne Rose and husband Dustin of Cynthiana, Kentucky; and only grandson, four-year-old Jameson Rose. Other survivors include four sisters: Billie Ann Lee and husband Roger of Smyrna, Tennessee; Vickie Willingham and husband Bryant of Tuscumbia, Alabama; Gail Turner of Smyrna, Tennessee; and Carolyn Hall and husband Sam of Ironton, Ohio; one brother, Martin Lafferty and wife Gwen of Shelbyville, Tennessee; and several dear nieces and nephews. Gaye, a 1955 graduate of Wheelwright High School, received the bachelor-s degree from Morehead State University and the master-s degree from Ball State University. She also completed postgraduate work at Southern Mississippi University. Gaye was a retired professor of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation at Morehead State University and was a former faculty member at Ball State University and Southern Mississippi University. She was a founding member of the Morehead Church of Christ; past president of the American Cancer Society; charter member of Delta Tau Chapter, Kappa Delta Sorority; past president of the Morehead State University Women-s Club; and a member of PEO and Morehead Woman-s Club. Above all things, Gaye-s greatest accomplishments were being a wife, mother and grandmother. Visitation is Monday, February 25, 2008, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Mike Grose and Dustin Rose officiating. Burial will be in Lee Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jack Roe, Sam Hall, Bryant Willingham, Roger Lee, Marvin Gearhart, Earl Bentley, Doug Osborne, Homer Osborne, Jack Wilson, Keith Hatfield, Bill Hall, Gerald Osborne, Tony Osborne, Tracy Osborne, Bill Mark Osborne, Donnie Daniels, Jerry Rice, Greg Hildreth, Stephen Barnett, Martin David Lafferty, Mike Williams, Bryon Griffith, Jim Henry. Memorial tributes are suggested to Morehead Church of Christ, 108 West Second Street, Morehead, KY 40351 or Lymphoma Myeloma Society, Donor Services, P. O. Box 4072, Pittsfield, MA 01202 Visitation: Monday, February 25, 2008, after 5 p.m. Funeral: Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 11 a.m. Interment: Lee Cemetery

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