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Harold Warner Kitchen
Jul 10, 2017
Harold Warner Kitchen, age 93, of Imlay City, Michigan, formerly of Henagar, Alabama, died Monday, July 10, 2017, at his daughter's home. Born February 4, 1924, in Portsmouth, Ohio, he was the son of the late Elton and Pearl Mae (Lyons) Kitchen. Harold grew up in Carter County, Kentucky, and married Geneva Peach Hamm on March 12, 1947, in...
Myrtie Faye Johnson
Jul 9, 2017
Myrtie Faye Johnson, age 78, of Maher Drive, Morehead, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017, at the home of her niece, Hurline Johnson Jarvis and husband Kerry Dale, on Grahn Road, Olive Hill, where she lived for nearly two years. Born April 8, 1939, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of Bert and Dora Cooper Johnson. In addition...
Lenvil Perkins
Jul 5, 2017
Lenvil Perkins, age 72, of Jones Ridge, Clearfield, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born June 19, 1945, in Clearfield, a son of the late Ralph and Flora Riddle Perkins. In addition to his parents, Lenvil was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Sandra Louise Brown...
Jessica "Jessie" Carol Jent Moran
Jul 4, 2017
Jessica "Jessie" Carol Jent Moran, age 35, of Story Branch Road, Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. Born February 23, 1982, in Morehead, Jessica is the daughter of Monty and Kitty Bradley Jent of Hillsboro. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...
Bobby Clayton Jones
Jul 1, 2017
Bobby Clayton Jones, age 67, of Maysville Road, Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born February 26, 1950, in Bath County, a son of the late John Thomas Jones and Ida Mae Parker Jones. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Tim Jones; grandson,...
Dr. Arvis Porter
Jul 1, 2017
Dr. Arvis Porter, age 87, of Morehead, a well-known general medical practicing physician for 40 years and a beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. Born November 25, 1929, in Elliott County, he was a son of the late Nelson Porter and Opal DeHart Porter Fults. In addition to...
Taylor Reese Abney
Jun 30, 2017
Taylor Reese Abney, age 93, of Chase Lane, Mt. Sterling, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore. Born May 24, 1924, in Irvine, he was a son of the late Curtis Gentry Abney and Lula Dunaway Abney. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Charlie, James, and Curtis Abney; two sisters, Helen...
Calvin Ray Lytle
Jun 29, 2017
Calvin Ray Lytle, age 78, of Cincinnati Branch, Morehead, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. Born January 7, 1939, in Maysville, he was the son of the late Novenda Elrod and Raymond H. Lytle. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Elwood Lytle; his wife, Anna Lee Switzer Lytle, who...
William Thomas "Tom" Barker
Jun 28, 2017
William Thomas "Tom" Barker, age 57, of Coldiron Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at his residence. He was born April 29, 1960, in Maysville, a son of Jean Adkins Barker of Morehead and the late Herbert Barker. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, John Timothy Barker. In addition to his...
Donna Primmer Williams
Jun 27, 2017
Donna Primmer Williams, 46, of Jackson Drive, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 21, 1971, in Columbus, Ohio, she is the daughter of Donald and Sally Perry Primmer of Owingsville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one son, Coty Williams of Owingsville; one daughter, Kasia...
Deborah Mae Hignite James
Jun 25, 2017
Deborah Mae Hignite James, age 68, of Dawn Drive, Morehead, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 25, 2017. Born December 23, 1948, in Olive Hill, she was the daughter of Hobert and Edith Maddix Hignite. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Glendall Ray Hignite. Debbie is survived by her husband...
Strossie Faye Reynolds Brown Edens
Jun 23, 2017
Strossie Faye Reynolds Brown Edens, age 84, of Ditney Ridge, Morehead, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born January 27, 1933, at Devils Fork in Elliott County, she was a daughter of Avery and Lula Mays Reynolds. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clyde Dale Brown,...
Lindsey Thomas "Tom" Powell
Jun 22, 2017
Lindsey Thomas "Tom" Powell, age 67, of Donna Street, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 1, 1949, in Louisville, he was a son of the late Raymond T. Powell and Anna Clay White Sanders. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James Ray and...
Jeffery Todd Stewart
Jun 22, 2017
Jeffery Todd Stewart, age 55, of Sharkey Road, Morehead, was born July 27, 1961, in Ashland and passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the University of Louisville Hospital from complications following an extended battle with cancer. Todd is survived by his wife of 32 years, Janet Hicks Stewart, whom he wed July 7, 1984, and their son, Jeffery...
Jimmy Elwood Bowling
Jun 17, 2017
Jimmy Elwood Bowling, age 76, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 22, 1940, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Noah Lee and Lillian Fultz Bowling. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one infant daughter; one grandson, Anthony Jones;...
Mary "Betty Jo" Adkins Bowman
Jun 15, 2017
Mary "Betty Jo" Adkins Bowman, age 88, of Clearfield, went home to be with the Lord and family on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. Born July 14, 1928, in Elliottville, she was the daughter of Marvin and Clonna Ferguson Adkins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Ward...
Glenda Carter Leadingham
Jun 14, 2017
Glenda Sue Carter Leadingham, age 58, of Maher Drive, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. She was born December 4, 1958, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Johnie and Martha Roe Carter. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Matthew Leadingham, and three brothers,...
Burnell Clay Blair
Jun 9, 2017
Burnell Clay Blair, age 77, of Morehead, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at the V.A. Medical Center in Chillicothe, Ohio. Born October 6, 1939, at Blaze, Kentucky, in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Cletus and Opal Brewer Blair. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rua Caudill Blair,...
Carlotta V. Sparks Banks
Jun 8, 2017
Carlotta V. Sparks Banks, age 72, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at her home. Born May 10, 1945, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Levi Jared Sparks and Mary Dell Conley Sparks. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Levi Sparks, Jr., and two sisters, Margaret Brooks...
Larry Glendon Kiser
Jun 5, 2017
Larry Glendon Kiser, age 70, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. He was born August 23, 1946, in Clearfield, and was the son of the late Glenmore and Evelyn Hicks Kiser. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Stanley...
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