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Linda Lou Harmon
Jan 18, 2020
Linda Lou Harmon, age 77, of Poplar Plains Road, Flemingsburg, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at her home.
Born December 11, 1942, at East Fork in Bath County, she was a daughter of the late Claude Bailey and Opal Howard Black Bailey.
Linda is survived by her devoted husband...
Jerry Lee Weaver
Jan 17, 2020
Jerry Lee Weaver, age 71, of Crain Creek Road, Wallingford, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born May 14, 1948, in Fleming County, he was the son of the late John Emmett Weaver and Irene Ida Ramey Weaver. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Richard "Shane"...
Geneva (Koger) King
Jan 15, 2020
Geneva King, age 88, of Morehead, went home to be with the Lord on January 15, 2020, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset.
Geneva was born on May 30, 1931, to the late Rosier Koger (1902-1979) and Bonnie (Lewis) Hilton (1909-1997). Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Teddy Wayne Day (1950-2013)...
Helen M. (Brown) Harr
Jan 15, 2020
Helen M. Harr, age 75, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Defiance Promedica Regional Medical Center.
Helen was born in Ney, Ohio, on August 8, 1944, the daughter of Merl and Phyllis (Peterson) Brown. On January 16, 1971, she married Dennis Harr, and he survives. She was a member of the Evansport United...
Autumn Lynn Short
Jan 14, 2020
Autumn Lynn Short, age 19, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, became an angel in Heaven on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born January 6, 2001, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Autumn is the daughter of Angela Lynn Osborne of Morehead and the late Gary Short, who passed away in April...
Bruce James Kilgore
Jan 13, 2020
Bruce James Kilgore, age 61, of Lois Lane, Morehead, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020, at St Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born August 25, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Bill and Margie Kilgore Bush. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Jeremiah James Kilgore.
Bruce...
Granville Carnell, Jr.
Jan 8, 2020
Granville Carnell, Jr., age 82, of Brinegar Road, Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at Baptist Health in Lexington.
Born August 27, 1937, at Vale in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Granville Carnell and Eula May Abbott Carnell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant...
Wilma Louise (Bryant) Hart
Jan 6, 2020
Wilma Louise Bryant Hart, age 66, of Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 6, 2020, at her residence.
Born April 3, 1953, in Tiffin, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Bill Edward Bryant and Gracie Strunk Bryant. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Freddie Ray Hart, who...
Brayden Alan Xaiver Hudson
Jan 2, 2020
Brayden Alan Xaiver Hudson, 11months old, born January 19, 2019, beloved son of Kyla Caudill and Denzil Hudson of Morehead, joined the Heavenly Angels Thursday, January 2, 2020, at U. K. HealthCare in Lexington.
In addition to his parents, Brayden will be lovingly remembered by maternal grandparents, Danny and Melinda Cooper Caudill of Morehead; paternal grandparents, Dwight...
James Everett Cooper
Jan 1, 2020
James Everett Cooper, age 81, of Sunset Road, Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at his home following an extended illness.
He was born August 20, 1938, in Flat Lick, Kentucky, and was a son of the late Malcolm and Mary Gray Cooper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,...
Dianna Richmond Zornes
Jan 1, 2020
Dianna Richmond Zornes, age 74, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Life Care Center in Morehead.
Born October 3, 1945, in Lewis County, she was the daughter of the late Luke and Opal Spence Richmond. Dianna was raised by her grandmother, Anne Spence, following the death of Opal when Dianna was 12 days...
Margaret (Suplee) Stokley
Dec 31, 2019
Margaret Suplee Stokley, age 76, formerly of Kormendy Court, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her home in Bloomfield.
Born April 27, 1943, in Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late William Jones Suplee and Ruth Vorhees Dawson Suplee.
Her beloved husband of 53 years, Ronald Neil Stokley, preceded her...
Chester Hitch, Jr. Iii
Dec 31, 2019
Chester Hitch, Jr. III, age 37, of KY 173 in Elliott County, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
C. J. was born September 27, 1982, in Rowan County, and is the son of Chester and Ava Sue Winkleman Hitch of Elliott County.
In addition to his parents, C. J....
Granville J Fraley
Dec 30, 2019
Granville J. Fraley, age 79, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center.
He was born on April 18, 1940, in Rowan County, to the late Granville Willis and Nancy Lillian Fraley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Clester Eugene Fraley, Carl...
Robert Lee Potts
Dec 30, 2019
Robert Lee Potts, age 88, of Skaggs Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born October 26, 1931, in Blairsville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Arthur and Adele Thomas Potts. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Robert's ...
Everett Eugene "Gene" Campbell
Dec 29, 2019
Everett Eugene "Gene" Campbell, 88, of Dayton, OH., passed away on December 29, 2019, at Hospice of Dayton.
He was born in 1931 in Morehead, Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Addie; 9 sisters; and 4 brothers.
Gene is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy, and his four children, Larry...
Clyde Richard Caudill
Dec 29, 2019
Clyde Richard Caudill, age 79, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019, at his home.
He was born October 6, 1940, at Sharkey in Rowan County, a son of the late Willis C. and Flora Mae Smoot Caudill. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Teddy Caudill, Osborne Caudill,...
Dennis Gale Wagner
Dec 26, 2019
Dennis Gale Wagner, age 62, of Little Sandy Lane, Grayson, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland surrounded by his loving family.
Born April 28, 1957, in West Liberty, he was the son of the late Samuel Edward Wagner and Edna Earlene Thornsberry Wagner. In addition to his parents, he was...
Larry Joe Riggsby
Dec 23, 2019
Larry Joe Riggsby, age 66, of Kegley Ridge, Morehead, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019, at his residence.
Born June 11, 1953, in West Liberty, he was a son of the late Alva Riggsby and Marie Lewis Riggsby Doolin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Talmadge Riggsby.
Joe...
Mary Aileen (Reynolds) Purnell
Dec 20, 2019
Mary Aileen Reynolds Purnell, age 59, of Wright Road, Salt Lick, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, following a courageous battle with cancer.
Born February 17, 1960, in Springfield, Ohio, she is the daughter of Betty Pelfrey Reynolds of Salt Lick and the late Tott Reynolds.
In addition to...
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