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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...
Joyce Marie Holland Barker
May 30, 2017
Joyce Marie Holland Barker, age 86, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at her home. Born October 3, 1930, at Water Valley in Graves County, she was a daughter of the late Collin and Myrtle Ruth Elliott Holland. Joyce is survived by her husband of nearly seventy years, John Paul Barker, whom she wed November...
Philip Morelan Fraley
May 26, 2017
Philip Morelan Fraley, age 43, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 8, 1974, in Morehead, he is the son of Lana Stevens Fraley of Morehead and Pastor Philip Wayne Fraley, who passed away December 15, 2013. In addition to his mother, he also leaves...
Lonnie Dean Hamlin
May 24, 2017
Lonnie Dean Hamlin, age 57, of Radcliff, formerly of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. Born June 14, 1959, in Pike County, he was the son of the late Ronald J. 'Bo' Hamlin and Joan Ann Hubbard Hamlin. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Bolin Hamlin; one son, James Hamlin and...
Raymond Anderson Thomas
May 24, 2017
Raymond Anderson Thomas, age 79, of Lower Licking Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at his residence. Born July 15, 1937, at Cogswell, Kentucky, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late David H. and Edith Roberts Thomas. He is survived by his wife, Judith Ann DeHart Thomas; two sons, Wes Thomas and wife Lois...
Lonnie Gregory
May 20, 2017
Lonnie Gregory, 80, of Morehead, KY, passed away peacefully at home while surrounded by his family on May 20, 2017. Lonnie was born April 12, 1937, to Matthew and Mary Tennie (Caudill) Gregory in Morehead. Lonnie served two years in the U.S. Army as military police and was awarded the Sharpshooter's Medal. When he returned home on leave, he...
Barbara Sue Eighmey Stephens
May 18, 2017
Barbara Sue Eighmey Stephens, age 73, of Farris Branch Road, Wallingford, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 5, 1944, in Otego, New York, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Norman Eiehman, Sr., and Mary Charlotte Nichols Eighmey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Carl Dean Bumgardner Black
May 13, 2017
Carl 'Dean' (Bumgardner) Black, age 72, of Georgetown, KY, passed away to her heavenly home on May 13, 2017, at her residence at The Willows at Citation in Lexington, KY. Born October 2, 1944, in Fleming County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Bumgardner and Monnie (Lambert) Bumgardner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Billy Joe Oney
May 11, 2017
Billy Joe Oney, age 78, of Morehead, formerly of Wheatfield, Indiana, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017. Born July 11, 1938, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Virgil and Bonnie Sparks Oney. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Judy Moore, and one brother, Jack Oney. Billy Joe is survived by...
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