Daniel Wallace Collins
Mar 3, 2018
Daniel Wallace Collins, age 48, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018, from injuries sustained as a pedestrian in a traffic accident. Born October 23, 1969, in Paintsville, he was the son of the late Homer and Mary Jane Vanhoose Collins. Dan is survived by two sons, Daniel and Matthew Collins, both of Lewis County, one...
Danny Lee Chapman
Mar 3, 2018
Danny Lee Chapman, age 60, of Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2018, at his home following a period of declining health. He will be sadly and lovingly missed by his family and friends and we thank the Lord that his pain and suffering is over. We also pray to our gracious and merciful Lord Jesus that...
Elvira Martinez Gregory
Mar 1, 2018
Elvira Martinez Gregory, age 86, of Pleasant Valley, Morehead, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at her home with her loving family by her bedside. Born June 13, 1931, in the Panama Canal Zone, she was the daughter of the late Santiago and Manuela Aguilera Martinez. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters...
Christopher S Gallaher
Feb 25, 2018
Christopher S. Gallaher, age 77, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born June 10, 1940, in Ashland, Kentucky, Chris was the son of A. Frank and Bethel Christian Gallaher. Chris is survived by his wife, Linda Swearingen Gallaher, whom he married on January 28, 1962; a son, Brent...
Ashley Morgan Kemplin
Feb 25, 2018
Ashley Morgan Kemplin, age 36, of Salt Lick, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 24, 1981, in West Liberty, Ashley is the daughter of Billy Roy Kemplin of Ezel and Patricia Jo Peyton Stewart of Salt Lick. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one son,...
Carola Hortmann Sprague
Feb 25, 2018
Carola Hortmann Sprague, 78, of Morehead, died peacefully after a brief illness, surrounded by her family at home, on February 25, 2018. She was born on May 26, 1939 to Alfred and Josephine Hortmann in New York City. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College and earned master's degrees in English from Morehead State University and in Liturgical Studies from...
James Paul Roe
Feb 25, 2018
James Paul Roe, age 71, of Woodland Lane, Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington after an extended illness. Born February 19, 1947, in Morgan County, he was a son of the late Leslie and Eula Lawson Roe. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers: Hershel, Drexel,...
John D. Hunt
Feb 24, 2018
John D. Hunt, age 82, of Dogwood Drive, Wellington, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 3, 1935, in Pikeville, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Dock and Loni Brown Hunt. John is survived by his wife, Virginia Eckardt Hunt, whom he wed April 25, 1997; one...
Emma Marie Johnson Williams
Feb 24, 2018
Emma Marie Johnson Williams, age 93, of Norton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Barberton Hospital in Barberton, Ohio. Born March 19, 1924, in Flemingsburg, she was a daughter of the late Cleveland "Cleve" Johnson and Lela Pierce Johnson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Arley (Junior) Williams on April 8, 2008,...
Betty Lee Johnson Wages
Feb 23, 2018
Betty Lee Johnson Wages, age 85, of Wallingford, formerly of Morehead, passed away Friday, February 23, 2018, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. She was born September 30, 1932, in Whitman, West Virginia, a daughter of the late James Thomas and Samantha Jane Holbrook Johnson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, James Thomas...
William "Bill" Lequire, Sr.
Feb 21, 2018
William "Bill" Lequire, Sr., age 64 of Big Woods Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at his home. He was born May 1, 1953, in Maryville, Tennessee, the son of the late Wayne E. Lequire, Sr., and Jean Ingram Lequire. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Lequire, Jr. Bill is survived...
Carolyn Sue Fultz Stamper
Feb 20, 2018
Carolyn (Granny) Sue Stamper, 67, of Mansfield, Ohio, went to be with the Lord early Tuesday, February 20, 2018. She was at her home and surrounded by her family. She was born on April 4, 1950, in Mansfield, Ohio, to the late Coy and Nelly Fultz. She was one of nine children. On March 24, 1967, she married Willard...
Drena Ann Hyde Lewis
Feb 20, 2018
Drena Ann Hyde Lewis, age 72, of Rockfork Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born October 27, 1945, in Salem, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Dorothy Irene Baker Hyde. Drena is survived by her husband, Charles Eugene "Gene" Lewis, whom she wed May 19,...
Gregory Ray Derossett
Feb 19, 2018
Gregory Ray DeRossett, age 62, of Morehead, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at his residence. Born January 10, 1956, in Prestonsburg, he is the son of Degarmo DeRossett of Lexington and the late Ruth Joy Runnels. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Larry and Bonita Fannin Gregory. In addition to his...
Tig J. King Wood
Feb 19, 2018
Tig J. King Wood, age 65, of Days Mill Road, Hillsboro, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood. Born November 7, 1952, in South Pittsburg, Alabama, she was a daughter of late Jimmy King and Jane Whited Ousley. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Larry Wood, whom she married September 25,...
Dorothy Jane Walters Richardson Winters
Feb 19, 2018
Dorothy Jane Walters Richardson Winters, age 91, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018, at Providence Pine Meadows in Lexington, where she resided the past eight years. Born February 18, 1927, in Clearfield, she was the daughter of the late Wes and Clara Nichols Walters. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Phillip...
Gary Lee "Bub" Pettit, Jr.
Feb 18, 2018
Gary Lee "Bub" Pettit, Jr., age 38, of Hungry Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 15, 1980, in Morehead, he is the son of Gary Lee Pettit, Sr., and Connie Jo Tackett Pettit of Morehead. In addition to his parents, Bub is also survived by his...
Rita Carol Brookman Sullivan
Feb 17, 2018
Rita Carol Brookman Sullivan, age 57, of Rodburn Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born October 27, 1960, in Pulaski, Virginia, Rita is the daughter of Freeda Nicewander Brookman of Bethlehem, North Carolina, and the late Donald Lee Brookman. In addition to her father, she was preceded in...
Sylvia Brown Gregory
Feb 12, 2018
Sylvia Brown Gregory, age 93, of KY Highway 519, Morehead, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born October 7, 1924, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Jeff and Laura Sweeney Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Holly Brown and Opal...
Eric Rand "Ric" Collis
Feb 11, 2018
Eric Rand Collis, 70, of Prospect, formerly of Morehead, died February 11, 2018, at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville. Born June 2, 1947, in Gallipolis, Ohio, he was the son of the late John E. Collis and Dorothy "Dot" Cunyus Collis. "Ric," as he was known in Morehead, graduated from University Breckinridge School in 1965 and earned both a...
