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Allie Lambert Baer Bentley
Jul 20, 2016
Allie Lambert Baer Bentley, 98, of Kenneth City, Florida, formerly of Louisa, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the home of her granddaughter, Diana McClelland, in Kenneth City, Florida. Allie was born October 22, 1917, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Edd Lambert and Perlie Lee Lambert. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Sherry Lynn Johnson Walker
Jul 16, 2016
Sherry Lynn Johnson Walker, age 63, of Boodry Place, formerly of Hwy 519, Morehead, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born December 3, 1952, in Morehead, a daughter of the late Harlan Johnson and Verna Hay Carey. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Savannah...
Lula Mae White Davis
Jul 15, 2016
Lula Mae White Davis, 76, of East Elm Street, Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, July 15, 2016, at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was born July 4, 1940, in Morehead on the North Fork of Triplett Creek, a daughter of the late Sanford and Naomi Jones White. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...
George Washington Bush
Jul 14, 2016
George Washington Bush, 92, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the home of his daughter in Morehead. Mr. Bush served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a long-time employee of C&O Railroad, finishing his career as a conductor on Amtrak. Born February 22, 1924, in Siloam, KY, he was a son of...
Sammy Douglas Gullett
Jul 10, 2016
Sammy Douglas Gullett, age 61, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at his home after an extended illness. He was born January 26, 1955, at Pleasant Valley in Olive Hill, son of the late Wheeler H. and Sally Sparkman Gullett. Sammy is survived by his wife, Lora McKenzie Gullett, whom he married August 10, 1990,...
Harry Harold Hosack
Jul 9, 2016
Harry Harold Hosack, age 77, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Morehead, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2016, at the East Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard, Kentucky. Born January 27, 1939, in Sidney, Ohio, he was a son of the late Robert Benjamin and Christine Caudill Hosack. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Freddie Hosack,...
Billie Jean Caskey Clayton
Jul 8, 2016
It is with great sadness that family and friends announce the passing of lifelong Morehead resident, Billie Jean Caskey Clayton, age 87, well-known Rowan County educator/administrator and community leader, on Friday, July 8, 2016, at the Life Care Center of Morehead, where she had resided for the past three months. She was born February 26, 1929, in Morehead, to...
Brenda Elaine Madden Alderman
Jul 8, 2016
Brenda Elaine Madden Alderman, age 50, of Litton Road, Morehead, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after an extended battle with breast cancer. Born February 22, 1966, in Morehead, she is the daughter of Marjorie Bailey Madden of Morehead and James Ralph 'Mickey' Madden, who passed away October 16, 2015. In...
Kathleen Harris Graves
Jul 7, 2016
Kathleen Harris Graves, age 74, of Locust Street, Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016, at Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling. She was born May 19, 1942, at Maxey Flat, in Fleming County, a daughter of the late Omar and Georgie Thomas Harris. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband,...
James David Jimmy Underwood
Jul 6, 2016
James David 'Jimmy' Underwood, age 58, of Mushroom Road, Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 10, 1958, in Grayson, he is the son of Joyce Holbrook Underwood of Olive Hill and the late James Eventine Underwood, who passed away February 16, 2012. Jimmy is survived by one son,...
Kenneth Virgil Sergent
Jul 4, 2016
Kenneth Virgil Sergent, age 85, formerly of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born May 13, 1931, in Morgan County, a son of the late McKinley and Effie Lewis Sergent. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Michael Sergent; three sisters, Opal Gibson,...
Esther M. Evans Hall
Jul 4, 2016
Esther M. Evans Hall, 97, of Lexington, formerly of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at NorthPoint Healthcare Center in Lexington. Born October 6, 1918, at Bruin, in Carter County, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Jenny Conn Evans. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by seven brothers and one sister....
Thelma Mcbrayer Bradley
Jul 3, 2016
Thelma McBrayer Bradley was born in a log cabin on July 28, 1917, to the late Charles Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Johnson) McBrayer and passed away July 3, 2016. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, C. Mervil Bradley, 2 sisters, 4 brothers and 1 great-grandchild. She is survived by...
Michael Jones Lewis
Jul 2, 2016
Michael Jones Lewis, 49, of Morehead, KY lost his valiant battle with cancer Saturday, July 2, 2016. He graduated from Rowan County High School and received an Associate Degree in Nursing from Morehead State University. He was a proud paramedic for Bath County and an ICU nurse at St Claire. They were jobs and people he cherished and hoped...
Jewell Belle Skaggs Boyd
Jul 2, 2016
Jewell Belle Skaggs Boyd, 74, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born March 19, 1942, in Elliott County, a daughter of the late Merida and Bessie Ison Skaggs. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Linville and Edsel Skaggs. Mrs. Boyd...
Kimberly Renee Pettit Fultz
Jul 1, 2016
Kimberly Renee Pettit Fultz, age 44, of Hungry Hollow, Morehead, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, at her home. She was born January 4, 1972, in Morehead, a daughter of Gary Lee Pettit, Sr. and Connie Jo Tackett Pettit of Morehead. Beside her parents, she is survived by one brother, Gary Lee 'Bub' Pettit, Jr. and wife Lindsey of...
Lizzie Alice Ingle Scott
Jun 26, 2016
Lizzie Alice Ingle Scott, age 99, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 29, 1917, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Anna Dewitt Ingle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Dorothy Mae McClurg; one brother,...
Sophia Ann Bobrosky Duff
Jun 25, 2016
Sophia Ann Bobrosky Duff, 87, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016, at her home surrounded by loving family. She was born August 13, 1928, in Calvin, Virginia, a daughter of the late John Carl Bobrosky, Sr., and Mary Wolfinger Bobrosky. Besides her parents, nine brothers and sisters preceded her in death. Her husband of almost 69 years,...
Hattie Pauline Johnson Bear
Jun 24, 2016
Hattie Pauline Johnson Bear, 71, of Pine Lilly Court, Navarre, Florida, passed away Friday, June 24, 2016, at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Born November 1, 1944, in Olive Hill, she was a daughter of the late Robert Phillip 'Bob' Johnson and Lizzie Holbrook Johnson. Hattie is survived by two loving daughters, Tammy Pauline...
Billie Jean Jeanie Stafford
Jun 22, 2016
Billie Jean 'Jeanie' Stafford, 56, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, while at her home, surrounded by loving family. Born December 19, 1959, in Morehead, Jeanie leaves behind her husband of 35 years, Dennis Stafford, whom she wed May 16, 1981; two sons and daughters-in-law, Bradley (Kelsie) Stafford of Morehead and Jared (Ashley)...
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