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Shawna  Lynn Wilder

Shawna Lynn Wilder

Sep 15, 2018

Shawna Lynn Wilder, age 48, of East Stone Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2018, at her residence after an extended illness. Born November 4, 1969, in Morehead, she is the daughter of Sherry Williams Wilder of Sandy Hook and the late Bill Roy Wilder. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by one brother, William...

Donald Thompson,  Sr.

Donald Thompson, Sr.

Sep 13, 2018

Donald Thompson, Sr., age 78, of Campbell Branch East, Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, in Chesterton, Indiana. Born July 10, 1940, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Estill Vernon Thompson and Anamary Burton Thompson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two infant siblings and three brothers, Vaughn, Ralph,...

Mary Ellen Moran Helwig

Mary Ellen Moran Helwig

Sep 8, 2018

Mary Ellen Moran Helwig, age 93, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 8, 1925, in Dayton, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William E. Moran and Cecilia Mashnott Moran. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Jack W. Helwig...

Samuel Glen "Sam" Jackson

Samuel Glen "Sam" Jackson

Sep 5, 2018

Samuel Glen "Sam" Jackson, age 68, of Morehead Road, Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 30, 1950, in Fleming County, he was a son of the late Lynden and Thelma Stidom Jackson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Jackson in...

Gregory  Dean Eversole

Gregory Dean Eversole

Sep 2, 2018

Gregory Dean Eversole, age 61, of KY Highway 801 North, Morehead, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018, at Wood Glen Alzheimer's Community in Dayton, Ohio. Born August 5, 1957, in Middletown, Ohio, he is the son of Wanda L. Eversole of Morehead and the late Richard G. "Dick" Eversole. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by an...

James  "Jim" Howard

James "Jim" Howard

Sep 2, 2018

James A. "Jim" Howard, age 79, Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018, at his home. Born April 9, 1939, in Sandy Hook, he was a son of the late Randolph and Hazel Adkins Howard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Randy Gale Howard. Jim is survived by his...

Noah Tufono

Noah Tufono

Aug 30, 2018

Noah Tufono, age 81, of Forest Lake Drive, Jeffersonville, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his residence. Born September 11, 1936, in McDowell County, West Virginia, he was the son of the late William and Goldie Kennedy Tufono. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers: Carl, Jack, and William "Bill" Tufono. He is survived...

Zona Mae Kissick Shelley

Zona Mae Kissick Shelley

Aug 30, 2018

Zona Mae Kissick Shelley, age 86, of Colfax Road, Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at her residence. Born June 23, 1932, in Hillsboro, she was a daughter of the late Henry Newton Kissick and Nannie Ezetta Spence Kissick. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant son; three brothers, Carl Kissick, John Wesley Kissick,...

Jerri  L. Holbrook

Jerri L. Holbrook

Aug 29, 2018

Jerri L. Holbrook, age 57, of US 60 East, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018, at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville. Born April 7, 1961, in Ashland, she is the daughter of Geraldine Porter Plank of Morehead and the late Carl Lee Holbrook. Her son, Christopher Lee Walker, also preceded her in death. In addition to her...

Don Rivers

Don Rivers

Aug 27, 2018

Bro. Don Rivers, age 76, of Open Fork Road, Morehead, went home to be with Lord on Monday, August 27, 2018. Born September 1, 1941, in Upper Tygart, he was a son of the late Frank Rivers and Jessie Evans Rivers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Michael Damon Rivers, on April...

Daniel R. "Danny" Markwell

Daniel R. "Danny" Markwell

Aug 27, 2018

Daniel R. "Danny" Markwell, age 61, of Morehead, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday, August 27, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead from a terminal illness. Born August 8, 1957, in Morehead, he is the son of Stella Bentley Markwell of Morehead and Burley Markwell, Jr., who preceded him in death...

Dwain Johnson

Dwain Johnson

Aug 24, 2018

Dwain Johnson, age 58, of West Liberty, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018, at the U.K. Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington. He was born October 2, 1959, at McDowell in Floyd County, the son of Otis Dathan Johnson and Zelma Bates Johnson. Dwain is survived by his wife, April Ginter Johnson, whom he married February 6, 1999; one...

Charles Randall "Randy" Mccain

Charles Randall "Randy" Mccain

Aug 23, 2018

Charles Randall "Randy" McCain, age 64, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018, at his residence. He was born July 14, 1954 in Palatka, Florida, to the late Charles Edward and Billie Jeanette Alford McCain. Randy is survived by his children, Jeff (Anita) Wells of Morehead and Brandon (Alicia Perry) Gerhart of Clearfield; grandchildren, Skylar and...

John Christy

John Christy

Aug 22, 2018

John Christy, age 83, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Born May 9, 1935, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late George and Nannie Link Christy. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers: Jimmy, Dennie, George, and Chester Christy, and three sisters: Dorothy Miller, Mary Mae Christy,...

Wilma Grote

Wilma Grote

Aug 18, 2018

Our beloved Wilma Grote, of Morehead, died on August 18, 2018, at her home. She was the kindest person any of us ever knew. She loved her family and friends wholeheartedly. She was funny, smart, strong, poised and sassy. Wilma was an Illinois farm girl who grew up knowing how to feed a hungry crowd and mind her younger...

Billy  0. Sexton

Billy 0. Sexton

Aug 12, 2018

Billy O. Sexton, age 54, of Clearfield, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born January 2, 1964, in West Liberty to Linda Sexton of Clearfield and the late Billy Bowman. He was the adopted son of his grandparents, the late Estell and Juanita Williams Sexton, and a special nephew of...

Homer Harold "Pete" Kelsey

Homer Harold "Pete" Kelsey

Aug 10, 2018

Homer Harold "Pete" Kelsey, age 74, formerly of Morehead, passed away Friday, August 10, 2018, at Gallatin Nursing and Rehabilitation in Warsaw, Kentucky. Born September 9, 1943, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Willie Creighton Kelsey and Zona Elizabeth Brown Kelsey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Lanny Wayne Kelsey,...

Wanda Fay Clevenger Sagraves

Wanda Fay Clevenger Sagraves

Aug 6, 2018

Wanda Fay Clevenger Sagraves, age 78, of Ware Road, Paris, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018, at her home. Born February 3, 1940, in Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Roger Allen and Ivery Carter Clevenger. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce Varney and Bonnie Conn, and one...

Jessie  Cloteen Barker

Jessie Cloteen Barker

Aug 5, 2018

Jessie Cloteen Barker of Mansfield, Ohio, 85, passed away August 5, 2018, at The Good Shepherd Nursing Home. She kept her faith and fought a good fight until the Lord took her home. Born January 16, 1933, she was the first of eight children born in Waltz, Kentucky, to Bethel Stevens and Ollie Earls Stevens. Surviving are her five...

Eric  Wayne Lovely

Eric Wayne Lovely

Aug 4, 2018

Eric Wayne Lovely, 48, of West Main Street, Morehead, passed away Saturday, August 4, 2018, at his residence. Born April 18, 1970, in Middletown, Ohio, he is the son of Larry V. and Patricia Sergent Lovely of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three children, Abigail Lovely of Bloomington, Indiana, Noah Lovely and Aidan Lovely,...

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