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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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;...
Janet Renée Stamper Caskey
Aug 11, 2016
Janet Renée Stamper Caskey, age 46, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Morgan County, Kentucky, on August 6, 2016. Born September 25, 1969, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late John and Anna McClain Stamper. In addition to...
Karen Suzanne Richardson
Aug 9, 2016
Karen Suzanne Richardson, 70, died in Saratoga Springs, NY on August 9, 2016, after a lengthy illness from a constellation of autoimmune diseases. She was predeceased by her parents, John and Kathleen Turner Hargis of Morehead, KY. She is survived by her high school sweetheart and husband of 50 years, Dr. J. David Richardson; her daughter, Melissa Lewis; daughter...
Joline Hamm Bentley
Aug 8, 2016
Joline Hamm Bentley, age 79, of Clearfield, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016, at her residence. Born June 7, 1937, in Clearfield on Mill Branch Road, she was a daughter of the late Johnny and Flora Amburgey Hamm. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Hamm and Gene Hamm, and one sister, Betty Carpenter....
Marcia Ann Bajusz
Aug 8, 2016
Marcia Ann Bajusz, 73, of Morehead, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born July 29, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Dubitsky Galeski. Marcia is survived by her husband, Ronald Julius Bajusz, Sr., whom she wed April 5, 1962; four children, Ronald J....
Shirley Franklin Gibbs
Aug 6, 2016
Shirley Franklin Gibbs, age 81, of Winchester, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016, at his home. Born October 16, 1934, at Jeffersonville, in Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Russell Green Gibbs, Sr., and Margaret Ann King Gibbs. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Russell (Doc) Green Gibbs, Jr., and Omar...
Worlie Baldridge
Aug 3, 2016
Worlie Baldridge, age 78, of Markleville, Indiana, formerly of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016, after an extended illness. He was born December 6, 1937, in Clearfield, Kentucky, to the late Bennie and Nellie Pettit Baldridge and lived most of his life in Indiana. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years,...
Ivan Eugene Sonny Logan
Aug 2, 2016
Ivan Eugene 'Sonny' Logan, age 80, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at his home. Born February 10, 1936, in Morehead, he was the son of Hayden and Ethel (Hamilton) Logan. He was preceded in death by his parents, several brothers and sisters, the mother of his children, Pearl Easton Logan on August 9,...
Ginger Marlene Sparks Click
Aug 1, 2016
Ginger Marlene Sparks Click, age 44, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, went to be with the Lord on August 1, 2016, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born November 5, 1971, in Lexington, she is the daughter of Carolyn Parsons Sparks of Clearfield and Everett Mack Sparks, Sr., who passed away on May 9, 2015. She was also...
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