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Tamma Joy Clark
Sep 17, 2017
Tamma Joy Clark, 59, of Owingsville, formerly of Morehead, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 23, 1958, in Morehead, Tamma was a daughter of the late Franklin and Rena Belle Stevens Clark. She was preceded in death by one sister, Cynthia Newman, and a brother-in-law, Larry Caudill. Tamma is...
Louise Atlas Adkins Sargent
Sep 17, 2017
Louise Atlas Adkins Sargent, age 68, of Morehead, formerly of Blairs Mill, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, surrounded by those she loved after a courageous battle with cancer. Born May 5, 1949, in Morehead, she is the daughter of Edith Adkins Hale of Morehead, and the late Henry Perry. Besides her...
Ella Mae Brown Copher
Sep 17, 2017
Ella Mae Brown Copher, age 71, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at her residence. She was born September 1, 1946, in Morehead, the daughter of the late Fredro Brown and Josephine Black Brown Alfrey. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Copher on August 7, 1992; and a sister,...
Mary Lou Helton Arnett
Sep 17, 2017
Mary Lou Helton Arnett, age 87, of Highway 213 South, Jeffersonville, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born September 27, 1929, in Salyersville and raised in Wolfe County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew Harve Helton and Nannie Brewer Helton. Her husband, Walter Clay Arnett, preceded her in death in 1974. She...
Louise F. Buckner Little
Sep 16, 2017
Louise F. Buckner Little, age 89, of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born October 11, 1927, in Rowan County, one of twelve children of the late Benjamin H. and Lizzie Plank Buckner. Besides her parents, Louise was preceded in death by seven sisters, Inez Lorene, Nillie,...
August Ray Dennis
Sep 14, 2017
August Ray Dennis, beloved son of Monica Bailey of Hillsboro and Kenneth Dennis of Grassy Creek, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth September 14, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. In addition to his parents, August will be lovingly remembered by maternal grandparents, Brent and Michelle Bailey of Hillsboro; maternal great grandparents, Bill and Mary Grimes...
Cleff "Hoss" Johnson
Sep 14, 2017
Cleff "Hoss" Johnson, age 64, of Lee Branch, Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born April 30, 1953, in Morehead, a son of the late Arthur and Maude Oney Johnson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Arthur Johnson, Jr., and Marvin Ray Johnson;...
Sandra K. Brown Becknell
Sep 12, 2017
Sandra K. Brown Becknell, age 54, of Vance Road, Salt Lick, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at her home. Born July 16, 1963, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Ollie and Loretta Faye Brown Fannin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Betty DeHart. Sandra is survived by her...
Dorothy Jean Rivers
Sep 12, 2017
Dorothy Jean Pence - Rivers, age 89, formerly of Natrona Heights, PA., passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017, in Cartersville, GA. She was born in Wisconsin, October 26, 1927, the daughter of the late Ollie and Dona Pence of Morehead, KY. She grew up and was educated in Morehead, KY. In her 30's she attended Jon Lesko Beauty School...
Shannon Marie Huffman
Sep 11, 2017
Shannan Marie Huffman, age 42, of Pine Ridge Drive, Morehead, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born May 18, 1975, in Marion, Ohio, Shannon is the daughter of Michael Huffman of Marion, Ohio, and Carolyn Earhart Howard and Carl Howard, her stepfather, of Clearfield. She is also survived by one son, Christopher...
Ivetta Plank Caudill
Sep 11, 2017
Ivetta Plank Caudill, age 84, of Cranston Road, passed away Monday, September 11, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after a brief illness. Born August 30, 1933, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Dorothy Helterbrand Plank. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one great granddaughter, Josey Starr Murphy,...
Billie Scott Wagoner
Sep 10, 2017
Brother Billie Scott Wagoner, age 80, of Hillsboro, a minister for nearly 40 years, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. Born August 20, 1937, in Elliott County, he was a son of the late Luther Ray and Alice Buckner Wagoner. Besides his parents, he was preceded in...
Viola Mae Jones
Sep 9, 2017
Viola Mae Jones, age 85, of Farmers, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at Select Specialty in Lexington. Born May 25, 1932, in Rowan County, Viola was the daughter of the late Hobert Barbour and Myrtle Franklin Barbour Hardin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Owen Edward Jones, on...
Betty Faye Binion Skaggs
Sep 9, 2017
Betty Faye Binion Skaggs, age 80, of Soldier, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born October 18, 1936, at Limestone in Carter County, a daughter of the late William and Rose Nell Fyfe Binion. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Berman Skaggs, on...
Roma Armitage Crouch
Sep 8, 2017
Roma Armitage Crouch, age 83, of Clearfield, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 19, 1934, in Bath County, Roma was a daughter of the late Carl Arthur and Ocie Spencer Armitage. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Woodford, Stanley, and Donald Armitage, and two...
Nancy Jean Wagoner Horning
Sep 8, 2017
Nancy Jean Wagoner Horning, age 85, of West First Street, Morehead, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born January 30, 1932, in Sandy Hook, a daughter of the late Willy and Molly Winkleman Wagoner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four children, Ronald Dale Whitt, Rhonda Lou...
Dennis L. Sloan
Sep 6, 2017
Dennis L. Sloan, age 78, of Markwell Road, Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Carter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grayson. Born February 23, 1939, at Elliottville in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Melvin and Ellen Trent Sloan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,...
Lillian L. Black Kidd
Sep 6, 2017
Lillian L. Black Kidd, age 94 ½, of Weaver Ridge, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born December 24, 1922, in Morehead, a daughter of the late Mitchell and Lissie Howard Black. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by five sisters, Barbara Jones, Clona Flannery, Traxie...
Phillip Dean Wright
Sep 3, 2017
Phillip Dean Wright, age 73, of Wellington, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born January 23, 1944, in Pontiac, Michigan, a son of the late Harold Elmer Wright and Shirley Elaine Lockwood Wright. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Phillip Dean Wright Jr. Phil...
Bessie Mae Mcglothin Pernell
Sep 3, 2017
Bessie Mae McGlothin Pernell, age 69, formerly of Clearfield Street, Morehead, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, at Community Hospice in Greenup. She was born September 14, 1947, in Morehead, a daughter of the late Oscar Davis McGlothin and Emma Deal Parson McGlothin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Adkins and Lizzie Jessie...
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