Jay Flippin, 68, of Morehead, loving father, husband, and musician, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on October 16, 2014. Jay recently retired as professor of music after teaching keyboards, jazz studies, theory, history of Rock -n Roll, and music history for 45 years at Morehead State University. Following retirement, he served as an adjunct professor at Morehead State, Kentucky Christian University, and Marshall University. He also served as accompanist/arranger for the Lexington Singers since 1976. He performed as soloist, accompanist, conductor, and ensemble player throughout the US, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. Jay was a devout Christian and served as director of music for the First Baptist Church of Morehead for 40 years. He served on several Christian missions, including one to Kenya. Jay worked regularly with several jazz and commercial groups and averaged more than 200 performances a year. He performed with dozens of artists, including Clark Terry, James Moody, Chris Potter, the Count Basie Orchestra, Percy Sledge, Ray Charles, LeAnn Rimes, Wilson Pickett, and Blood, Sweat, and Tears. Jay also was an accomplished composer and arranger of music, with more than 3,500 works for orchestra, jazz ensembles, and more. He wrote more than 300 jingles, scored more than 30 films and videos, and composed cues for television series and feature films. He won five Emmys for his scores for the documentaries Ashes to Glory, Hearts of Glass, Blenko Retro, Cam Henderson: A Coach's Story, and Steven Caras: See Them Dance. In 2001, he was nominated for an Emmy for best original song. Jay's recording credits include arranging, producing, and playing on more than 350 album/CD projects. He had six CD releases under his own name, including his most recent-Jay Flippin: Home for Christmas, released by Ballpark Records. In February 2006, Jay was chosen as the Kentucky Artist of the Year by the Governor's Council for the Arts. In April 2007, he was honored by his alma mater Mars Hill College as one of the 150 Outstanding Alumni of the 20th Century, and in October 2009, he was inducted into the Morehead State University Alumni Hall of Fame. Jay is survived by his wife of 45 years, Nancy, as well as two daughters: Victoria Snyder (husband Brian) of Carmel, Indiana, and Emily Maruna (husband Franz) of Portland, Oregon; three grandchildren: Pannonica and Quinby Maruna, and Gavin Snyder; brother Richard Flippin; and a large number of cousins and dear friends. Born Russel Jay Flippin on February 15, 1946, in Stuart, Virginia, he was a son of the late Russel Jay and Lucy Rhodes Flippin. Visitation will be Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 3:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, 400 Fraley Drive. Funeral services will be on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Button Auditorium on the Morehead State University campus with Dr. Don Mantooth and the Rev. Curt Lowndes officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Jay Flippin Music Scholarship, care of Cate Mart of the Lexington Singers, P.O. Box 23002, Lexington, KY 40523, or the Legacy Fund of the First Baptist Church of Morehead, 123 E Main Street, Morehead, KY 40351. Visitation: Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 3:30 p.m.to 6p.m. Funeral: Sunday, October 19, 2014, at 2 p.m. Button Auditorium at MSU Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens