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William Earl "Bill" Holbrook

William Earl "Bill" Holbrook

Nov 16, 2017

William Earl "Bill" Holbrook, age 63, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at his residence. He was born February 10, 1954, in Raceland, Kentucky, a son of the late Louie Ernest and Mary Brinegar Holbrook. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Chester Clay Holbrook and Terry Lee Holbrook, and...

Wanda  Withrow Cox

Wanda Withrow Cox

Nov 16, 2017

Wanda Withrow Cox, age 82, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at her home. Born August 31, 1935, at Gates, Kentucky, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Reba Sparkman Withrow. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Detta Mae Thornsbury and Shirley J. Smith; one...

Gerald Robert "Jerry" Anderson

Gerald Robert "Jerry" Anderson

Nov 16, 2017

Gerald Robert "Jerry" Anderson, age 76, of KY Hwy 801 South, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 16, 2017, at his home surrounded by family and friends. Born September 22, 1941, in Alhambra, California, he was the son of the late Omer and Dorothy Mae Liberty Anderson. Jerry is survived by his devoted wife of 55 years, Mary Ester (Schulte)...

Marie  Cunningham Blanchard

Marie Cunningham Blanchard

Nov 15, 2017

Marie Cunningham Blanchard, age 70, of West Liberty, KY, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the St. Claire Regional Hospital, in Morehead, KY. She was born on April 19, 1947, in Blossburg, PA, daughter of the late John W. Cunningham and Marie Dann Cunningham. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1965 in...

Gunner Weston Lee Sorrell

Gunner Weston Lee Sorrell

Nov 15, 2017

Gunner Weston Lee Sorrell, beloved son of Barbie Jean Doll-Hoard and Nicholas "Nick" Byron Sorrell, was born November 10, 2017, and joined the heavenly angels on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville. In addition to his parents, Gunner will be lovingly remembered by four brothers, Quintan Hoard, Lucas Sorrell, Kason Brown, and Jaxston Sorrell; paternal...

Paul  Wayne Planck

Paul Wayne Planck

Nov 14, 2017

Paul Wayne Planck, age 76, of Scottsburg, Indiana, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Scott Memorial Hospital in Scottsburg, Indiana. Born May 22, 1941, in Marion, Indiana, he was a son of the late William Allen Plank and Lena Pearl Nantz Plank. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,...

Virgil "Sonny" Junior Webb

Virgil "Sonny" Junior Webb

Nov 14, 2017

Virgil "Sonny" Junior Webb, age 73, of Bego Lane, Olive Hill, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born March 18, 1944, in Carter County, he was a son of the late Virgle and Mary Magalene Clark Webb. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Virgle Lee...

Clayton Crisp

Clayton Crisp

Nov 12, 2017

Clayton Crisp, age 62, of Swim Road, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017, at his residence. Born May 12, 1955, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Kenneth and Ella Thornsberry Crisp. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Janet Dillon Crisp, whom he married February 22, 1974; one son, Jason Kenneth Crisp...

Gerald  Ray Pelfrey

Gerald Ray Pelfrey

Nov 9, 2017

Gerald Ray Pelfrey, age 79, of Camargo Road, Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017, at his residence. Born November 1, 1938, in Stanton, he was the son of the late Irvin and Norma Mae Wilson Pelfrey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Skidmore Pelfrey, and three brothers, Glenwood, Dale, and...

Wayne  Perry Pettit

Wayne Perry Pettit

Nov 9, 2017

Wayne Perry Pettit, age 82, of Oakwood Drive, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 9, 2017, at his residence. Born February 1, 1935, in Fairborn, Ohio, he was a son of the late David and Bearl Haney Pettit. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Marie Gregory Pettit, on May 29, 1990; one brother, Junior...

James  Russell Burrows

James Russell Burrows

Nov 8, 2017

James Russell Burrows, age 76, of Banta Road, Olive Hill, formerly of Springfield, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 10, 1941, in Farmers, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Gerald James Burrows and Mary Alice Cassity Burrows. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Thomas  William Brown

Thomas William Brown

Nov 8, 2017

Thomas William Brown, 61, of Huntington, W.Va. passed away Wednesday, November 8, 2017, at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born May 6, 1956, in Portsmouth, Ohio, a son of the late William Willie and Edith Robinson Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. He was a retired nurse...

Timothy  Lee Agee

Timothy Lee Agee

Nov 7, 2017

Timothy Lee Agee, age 56, Calk Lake Road, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at his residence. He was born April 7, 1961, in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Charles Agee and Dixie Smallwood Agee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Agee. Tim is survived by his...

Gilbert  Neal Ramey

Gilbert Neal Ramey

Nov 3, 2017

Gilbert Neal Ramey, age 70, formerly of Buffalo Branch, Morehead, passed away Friday, November 3, 2017, at the Eastern KY Veterans Center in Hazard. Born May 8, 1947, in Morehead, he was the son of the late Hobert Lee and Leah Armitage Ramey. He is survived by two sons, Michael Ramey of West Liberty and Paul Ramey and wife...

Carl  Nick Dann

Carl Nick Dann

Oct 31, 2017

Carl Nick Dann, 76, formerly of Morehead, passed away October 31, 2017, in Ocala, Florida, his home for many years. He was born November 11, 1940, to Carl Dann and Geneva Snowden Dann. Raised in Eastern Kentucky, Nick graduated from Jenkins High School and was awarded a full scholarship to the University of Kentucky. He was an outstanding athlete...

Mary Lou Cook Beasley

Mary Lou Cook Beasley

Oct 29, 2017

Mary Lou Cook Beasley, age 77, of Morehead, formerly of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017, at the home of her sister and caretaker, Shirley Johnson, on U.S. 60 East, Morehead. She was born December 22, 1939, in Murphy, North Carolina, a daughter of the late Oliver and Nola Dockery Cook. In addition to her parents, she...

Joanne  Lewis Howell

Joanne Lewis Howell

Oct 26, 2017

JoAnne Lewis Howell, age 84, of Cimarron Road, Morehead, formerly of Garrison, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, at her home. Born July 15, 1933, in Vanceburg, she was the only child of the late John Dee Lewis and Dorothy Plummer Lewis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Charles Howell, and one...

Jonathan  David Smith

Jonathan David Smith

Oct 26, 2017

Jonathan David Smith, age 31, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017, from injuries sustained in a house fire. Born October 25, 1986, in Morehead, Jonathan is the son of Linda Hall Smith of Morehead and the late Bill David Smith. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a half-brother, James Talmadge Smith. In...

Zachary  Taylor Plank

Zachary Taylor Plank

Oct 24, 2017

Zachary Taylor Plank, age 28, of Buckner Branch, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born June 28, 1989, in Morehead, he is the son of David Plank and wife Kim and Clarissa Crumley and fiancé Leroy Barrs, all of Morehead. In addition to his parents, Zachary is survived by his wife,...

Earnesteen  Conley Brewster

Earnesteen Conley Brewster

Oct 23, 2017

Earnesteen Conley Brewster, age 78, of State Hwy. 174, Olive Hill, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born November 30, 1938, in Carter County, a daughter of the late Ernest Paul and Bertha Alice Conn Conley. Her husband, James Morton Brewster, whom she married July 10, 1953, passed away...

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