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Dewey Brickles

Dewey Brickles

Sep 11, 2016

Dewey Brickles, age 60, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at the Harper's Home for the Aged Nursing Home in Edmonton. He was born February 16, 1956, in Carter County, a son of the late Virgil and Elise Lewis Brickles. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Vangel, Raymond, Gary 'Hank', and Larry...

Jonathan Andrew Andy Busroe

Jonathan Andrew Andy Busroe

Sep 8, 2016

Jonathan Andrew 'Andy' Busroe passed away on September 8, 2016, in Pippa Passes, Kentucky. He was 48 years old. Andy was born on September 25, 1967, in Lexington, KY. He grew up in Morehead, KY where he attended University Breckinridge School and Rowan County High School. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Morehead State University and received...

Virgina Mae Lewis Moore

Virgina Mae Lewis Moore

Sep 8, 2016

Virginia Mae Lewis Moore, age 71, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born August 9, 1945, in Elliottville, Mae was a daughter of the late Arthur and Madge Moore Lewis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Herman Edward Lewis, Jerry Dale Lewis, and Douglas Wayne...

Patricia Ann Smith Thompson

Patricia Ann Smith Thompson

Sep 8, 2016

Patricia Ann Smith Thompson, age 73, of Meadowlands Drive, Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016, at her residence. Pat was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on July 8, 1943, to the late William and Alta Mae Jasper Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Emma Pauline Keeton and Doris Jean Clare....

James Peter Pete Coyle

James Peter Pete Coyle

Sep 7, 2016

James Peter 'Pete' Coyle., age 70, of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016, at his niece's residence. Born November 25, 1945, in Ashland, he was the son of the late Callis Hamilton and Esther Hayes Coyle. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a one brother, Callis H. Coyle, II, and one sister, Susan...

Anna Louise Mcclain England

Anna Louise Mcclain England

Sep 5, 2016

Anna Louise McClain England, age 87, of Maysville, passed away Monday, September 5, 2016, at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. She was born May 15, 1929, in Hillsboro, daughter of the late Byrom and Lucille Royse McClain. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two children, Jennifer Lynn Hilger and Gary England; two brothers, Byrom 'Junie'...

Alice Ann Tedder Marshall

Alice Ann Tedder Marshall

Sep 4, 2016

Alice Ann Tedder Marshall, age 84, of Ringos Mills Road, Hillsboro, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016, at the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg. She was born November 8, 1931, at Carlisle in Nicholas County to J. C. and Ruby Higgins Tedder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 7-year-old son, Charles Clinton...

Jerry  Dean Thatcher

Jerry Dean Thatcher

Sep 2, 2016

Jerry Dean Thatcher, age 60, of Morehead, educator, community leader, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to his heavenly home on Friday, September 2, 2016, following an accident on I-64 in Rowan County while returning to his residence after participating in a Patriot Guard Riders funeral service in Grayson. Born December 15, 1955, in West Union, Ohio, he...

April Marie Roark Ison

April Marie Roark Ison

Aug 31, 2016

April Marie Roark Ison, 36, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born June 13, 1980, in Oxford, Ohio, she is the daughter of Lisa Latham Salmons of Morehead and the late William J. Roark. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Timothy Ison, of Morehead; two...

Eunice Kathleen Hargis Thompson

Eunice Kathleen Hargis Thompson

Aug 28, 2016

Eunice Kathleen Hargis Thompson, 60, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Elliottville on January 15, 1956, to John Robert and Kathleen Turner Hargis. She was predeceased by her parents, and a sister, Karen Suzanne (David) Richardson. Kathy is survived by her sons, Jeremy (Cecelia)...

Charles Conrad Chuck Walling

Charles Conrad Chuck Walling

Aug 27, 2016

Charles Conrad 'Chuck' Walling, age 63, of Pond Lick Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, August 27, 2016, at his residence. Born October 14, 1952, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he is the son of the late John Randolph Walling and Carol Elaine Redwine LaFevers. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Dennis Walling and...

Ruth  Pennington Stamper

Ruth Pennington Stamper

Aug 26, 2016

Ruth Pennington Stamper, age 68, of Stamper Ridge, Elliott County, passed away Friday, August 26, 2016, at her home. Born June 26, 1948, in Pikeville, she was a daughter of the late Frank Pennington and Sally Reed Rowe. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Melissa Marie Stamper, and three brothers, James, Charles, and...

Barbara Sue Purnell Owens

Barbara Sue Purnell Owens

Aug 25, 2016

Barbara Sue Purnell Owens, age 71, of CCC Trail, Morehead, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at her residence. Born August 31, 1944, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Bert and Cora Lee Fraley Purnell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Emil Purnell, James Arthur Purnell, Junior Purnell, and Elmo...

Helen Janet Swan Bastin

Helen Janet Swan Bastin

Aug 25, 2016

Helen Janet Swan Bastin, age 81, of Green Valley Acres, Morehead, formerly of Florida, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at her residence. Born November 4, 1934, in Liberty, Missouri, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Raymond Swan and Alice Kelly Swan. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Theodore 'Ted' Neill;...

Marvin James Jimmy Adkins

Marvin James Jimmy Adkins

Aug 23, 2016

Marvin James 'Jimmy' Adkins, 24, of Brown Ridge Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away August 23, 2016. Born December 24, 1991, in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia, Jimmy is the son of Marvin C. Adkins of Ft. Walton, Florida, and Jennifer Lancaster-Adkins of Summerville, Georgia. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his loving sister, Staff Sergeant Ashley Rose Adkins,...

Rose Anna Vance Dempsey

Rose Anna Vance Dempsey

Aug 21, 2016

Rose Anna Vance Dempsey, age 67, of Brownstown, Michigan, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, at Angela Hospice in Livonia, Michigan. Born September 8, 1948, in Wyandotte, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred Goodpaster Vance. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Junior and Tommy. Her beloved husband, Kenneth William...

William  Ray Keeton

William Ray Keeton

Aug 20, 2016

William Ray Keeton, age 64, of Hogge Street, Clearfield, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016, at his residence. He was born July 18, 1952, in West Liberty, a son of the late Lloyd and Sarah Edna Ball Keeton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Connie Keeton and infant Nanny Keeton, and one...

Donna Jean Riddle Wallace

Donna Jean Riddle Wallace

Aug 18, 2016

Donna Jean Riddle Wallace, age 82, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016, at her son's residence. She was born July 14, 1934, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Robert and Alice Foster Riddle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Clifford Bowman and Ernest Riddle, and nine sisters, Ocie Brown, Flora...

Carma  Jean Eldridge

Carma Jean Eldridge

Aug 17, 2016

Carma 'Jean' Eldridge, of Oney Hollow, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland following injuries received in an automobile accident on December 24, 2015. She was born September 10, 1933, at home in Hilda, Kentucky, to the late Preston and Lillie Pence Eldridge. Preceding her in death were her parents; two brothers,...

Jeanette  Boggs Duncan

Jeanette Boggs Duncan

Aug 16, 2016

Jeanette Boggs Duncan, age 70, of Olive Hill, KY, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at her residence after a battle with cancer. Born on December 6, 1945, in Olive Hill, KY, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Enid Johnson Boggs. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her older sister, Delores Anne Boggs;...

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