Paul Ralph Mcghee
Mar 21, 2018
Paul Ralph McGhee, a Professor of Education at Morehead State University for over 20 years, died on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, in Santa Maria, California. Dr. McGhee was 78. The cause is believed to be related to lung cancer diagnosed just weeks prior to his death. He died surrounded by his three children and his dear companion Ms. Geraldine...
Dennie Lee Burke
Mar 15, 2018
Dennie Lee Burke, age 62, of Regina Court, Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling. Born July 30, 1955, in Fleming County, he was the son of the late Henry and Nancy Maze Burke. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Lowell Wayne Burke. Dennie...
Carol Ann Brierty
Mar 14, 2018
Carol Ann Brierty, 65, of Morehead, passed away March 14, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after a serious illness. Born January 19, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, Carol was a devoted daughter to her parents, Ambrose and Victoria Brierty, who preceded her in death. An only child, Carol leaves cousins and many dear friends, including a...
Barbara Jean Boggs
Mar 13, 2018
Barbara Jean Boggs, age 69, of Ypsilanit Township, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Michigan with her loving family at her side. She was born November 1, 1948, in Morehead, the daughter of Fredro "Teddy" and Josephine Rose Black Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two...
Vernon Taylor Osborne
Mar 9, 2018
Vernon Taylor Osborne, age 85, of Creekside Drive, Owingsville, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 9, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born November 7, 1932, at Dover, in Mason County, he was the son of the late William Earl and Bessie Madeline Ladenburger Osborne. Vernon is survived by his beloved wife of...
Baxter Keith Stevens
Mar 9, 2018
Baxter Keith Stevens, 51, of Grahn Road, Olive Hill, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. He was born January 2, 1967, in Ashland, the son of Ruick Elwood and Helen Adkins Stevens. He was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Baxter is survived by his wife,...
Billy Joe "Bill" Barnes
Mar 8, 2018
Billy Joe "Bill" Barnes, age 78, of Flag Branch Road, Hillsboro, formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Saint Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 18, 1939, at Waco in Madison County, he was the son of the late Eugene and Lottie Fletcher Barnes and brother of the late Sue Ann Barnes Dixon. Bill...
Ira Dailey, Jr.
Mar 8, 2018
Ira Dailey, Jr., age 73, of Glenwood Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Junior was born June 27, 1944, in Rowan County, a son of the late Ira Dailey and Rosa Hyatt Dailey Porter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Billy...
Georgia Mae Pence Netherly Stamper
Mar 6, 2018
Georgia Mae Pence Netherly Stamper, age 90, of Ringos Mill Road, Hillsboro, formerly of Morehead, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at her home surrounded by family. Born in Fayette County on August 1, 1927, Georgia was the eldest daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Speckard Pence. Besides her parents, she was preceded...
Eleanor "Ellie" Reser
Mar 5, 2018
Eleanor "Ellie" Reser was born August 10, 1935, in Indiana and passed away March 5, 2018, in Virginia. Her family lived in Sierra Leone, California, and Oregon early in her life and then returned to Indiana where she attended high school and nursing school. She moved to Olive Hill and then Morehead, Kentucky, with her husband Donald Holloway. She...
Betty Jo Mabry Purnell
Mar 4, 2018
Betty Jo Mabry Purnell, age 77, of Amanda Lane, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born December 12, 1940, she was a daughter of the late David Willie and Magelean Smedley Mabry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Everett Lee Mabry and Wilson Junior Mabry;...
Cora Jane Puckett Click
Mar 4, 2018
Cora Jane Puckett Click, age 84, of Christy Creek, Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her loving family. Born March 22, 1933, on Patty's Lick in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Martin and Lula Belle Dehart Puckett. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
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...
