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Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Truesdell

Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Truesdell

Apr 8, 2019

Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Truesdell, age 57, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019, at his home. Born August 18, 1961, in Xenia, Ohio, he is the son of William Adrian Truesdell of Huber Heights, Ohio, and Sarah Katherine Pieratt Truesdell of Zanesville, Ohio. In addition to his parents, Jeff is survived by his wife and...

Christine  Bowling Shields

Christine Bowling Shields

Mar 31, 2019

Christine Bowling Shields, age 98, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. Born April 3, 1920, in Hitchens, she was a daughter of the late Manuel and Pearl Tackett Bowling. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Martha Spradling, and four brothers, James, Kelly, Emerson...

Laura  Mabry Ferguson

Laura Mabry Ferguson

Mar 28, 2019

Laura Ann Mabry Ferguson, age 55, of Paris Lane, Morehead, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born September 19, 1963, in Morehead, she is the daughter of William Dale Mabry, Sr., and Diana Sue Black Mabry, who passed away January 20, 2017. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by...

Ina Alberta Wagoner Johnson

Ina Alberta Wagoner Johnson

Mar 27, 2019

Ina Alberta Wagoner Johnson, age 79, of Tutor Key, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the home of her sister, Faye Wituszynski, in Morehead. Born April 19, 1939, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Alvia Lee and Lula Hall Wagoner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Darrell  C. Black

Darrell C. Black

Mar 23, 2019

Darrell C. Black, age 70, of West Lane, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. Born July 20, 1948, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Curtis and Elsie Gregory Black. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Phillip Dean Black, and one nephew, Michael...

Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Lykins

Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Lykins

Mar 23, 2019

Jeffrey Charles "Jeff" Lykins, age 48, of Parkside Court, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. Born September 13, 1970, in West Liberty, he is the son of Larry Lykins (and stepmother Myra) of Blairs Mill and Mary Holbrook Howard (and stepfather John) of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived...

William Daniel "Danny" Blevins

William Daniel "Danny" Blevins

Mar 23, 2019

William Daniel "Danny" Blevins, age 80, of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born October 11, 1938, in Rowan County, he was son of the late Everett and Edna Sluss Blevins. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mavery Blevins Riggs. Danny is survived by his...

Phyllis Jean Robinson Beamon

Phyllis Jean Robinson Beamon

Mar 22, 2019

Phyllis Jean Robinson Beamon, age 62, of Gardner Drive, West Liberty, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. A daughter of the late Norma Jean Toomey, Phyllis was born June 12, 1956, in Robertson County. She was also preceded in death by an infant brother, William Thomas Robinson. Phyllis is survived by her husband,...

Linda Darlene Lawson Stidam

Linda Darlene Lawson Stidam

Mar 19, 2019

Linda Darlene Lawson Stidam, age 65, of Dry Creek Road, Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at her residence after an extended illness. Born March 4, 1954, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Louis Edward Lawson and Jewell Davis Lawson. She is survived by two sons, Ray Edward Jenkins of West Liberty and Derick...

Ronald Lee "Ron" Kelsey

Ronald Lee "Ron" Kelsey

Mar 18, 2019

Ronald Lee "Ron" Kelsey, age 47, of Boardwalk Street, Morehead, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. Born September 5, 1971, in Morehead, Ron is the son of Joyce Ann Kelsey Kidd of Morehead and the late Henry Lee Kelsey. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death his grandparents, Lonnie Lewis Kidd and Bruce Hunt. Besides his...

Willard Alfrey

Willard Alfrey

Mar 17, 2019

Willard Franklin Alfrey, age 84, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. Born August 4, 1934, in Chauncey, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Allen L. Alfrey and Eva Foster Alfrey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Paul Douglas Alfrey, who passed...

Arnold Holbrook

Arnold Holbrook

Mar 16, 2019

Arnold Holbrook, age 78, of Beach Road, Olive Hill, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born January 24, 1941, in Elliott County, and was a son of late Clarence Holbrook and Tilda Marie Lawson LeMaster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary...

Barbara Lou Stevenson Hart

Barbara Lou Stevenson Hart

Mar 16, 2019

Barbara Lou Stevenson Hart, age 80, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Windsor Care Center from heart failure and Alzheimer's disease. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of almost 63 years, Roger Hart. Also surviving are two wonderful sons, Gregory Hart (Mary) of Mt. Sterling, Darin Hart (Julie) of Falmouth; four very...

Cash  Carter Cornett

Cash Carter Cornett

Mar 16, 2019

Cash Carter Cornett, beloved son of John R. and Tara Beth Hamilton Cornett, of Morehead, joined the heavenly angels at birth on March 16, 2019, at the U.K. Hospital in Lexington. In addition to his parents, Cash will be lovingly remembered by his two brothers, 7-year-old Brayden Tyler Cornett and 5-year-old Jase Andrew Cornett; maternal grandparents, Marvin and Opal...

Christopher  Stewart Short

Christopher Stewart Short

Mar 13, 2019

Christopher Stewart Short, 44, of Fairview Avenue, Mt. Sterling, husband of Joy Wilson Short, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019, from injuries sustained in a crash on I-64 in Bath County. Born July 27, 1974, in Montgomery County, he is the son of Gary and Karen Oaks Short of Mt. Sterling. In addition to his wife of 22 years,...

Patti Sue Blackburn Stamper

Patti Sue Blackburn Stamper

Mar 12, 2019

Patti Sue Blackburn Stamper, age 49, of Pond Lick Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the U.K. Hospital in Lexington. Born February 7, 1970, in Morehead, Patti is the daughter of Hazel Stanley Blackburn Logan of Morehead and Alvin Blackburn, who passed away April 15, 2008. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her...

Clyde  "Tommy" Davis,  Jr.

Clyde "Tommy" Davis, Jr.

Mar 7, 2019

Clyde "Tommy" Davis, Jr., age 66, of Rocky Branch Road, Jeffersonville, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born June 23, 1952, in Grundy, Virginia, he was a son of the late Clyde and Avie Shortridge Davis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia Davis Skaggs and...

Roger Kidd

Roger Kidd

Mar 6, 2019

Roger Kidd, age 68, of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at his home. Born October 2, 1950, in Morehead, he was the son of the late Luke and Hazel Black Kidd. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by nine brothers, Clyde Kidd, Vernon Kidd, Estill Kidd, Gene Kidd, Emerson Kidd, Claude Kidd, Ellis...

Rustie  Lavonn Tesch

Rustie Lavonn Tesch

Mar 6, 2019

Rustie Lavonn Tesch, age 62, of Big Run Road, Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born June 29, 1956, in Leon, Iowa, and was a daughter of the late Ora Dale Shackleton and Mary Lou Cummins Shackleton. Rustie is survived by her companion, Paul Harding of Wallingford; one son,...

Joyce Marie Ramey Smedley

Joyce Marie Ramey Smedley

Mar 5, 2019

Joyce Marie Ramey Smedley, age 78, of Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born March 7, 1940, in Menifee County and was the daughter of the late Morrow and Myrtle Conway Ramey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Smedley on June 12,...

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