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Barbara Ann Denton Sorrell

Barbara Ann Denton Sorrell

Dec 12, 2015

Barbara Ann Denton Sorrell, age 83, of Ringos Mill Road, Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at Hospice of Hope in Maysville. Born October 11, 1932, in Hillsboro, she was a daughter of Raymond and Edith Boyd Denton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, George Denton, Lowell Denton, and Gene Denton, and two...

Dallas  Lee Fraley

Dallas Lee Fraley

Dec 12, 2015

Dallas Lee Fraley, age 74, of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born February 8, 1941, in Fleming County, a son of the late John T. and Edith Rigdon Fraley. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy Stamm Fraley, whom he married February 9,...

Donna  Gail Puckett-Blake

Donna Gail Puckett-Blake

Dec 12, 2015

Donna Gail Puckett-Blake, age 51, of Union City, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was born July 12, 1964, in Muncie, Indiana, the daughter of Hershal D. 'Tony' Puckett of Union City, Indiana, and the late Janet Gail Wilson Puckett, who passed away April 9,...

Cleo Jones

Cleo Jones

Dec 12, 2015

Cleo Jones, age 73, of Jones Ridge, Clearfield, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born September 15, 1942, in Rowan County, he was a son of Millard and Lola Gregory Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Eugene 'Blue' Jones in 2009 and infant brother Ronald Jones in...

Mary Sue Purvis Layne

Mary Sue Purvis Layne

Dec 10, 2015

Mary Sue Purvis Layne, age 92, formerly of Olympia, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Ridgeway Manor in Owingsville. Born May 2, 1923, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Nora Lyons Purvis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Doris Haney, and her husband, Charles Layne. Mrs. Layne...

Calvin  H. Utterback

Calvin H. Utterback

Dec 9, 2015

Calvin H. Utterback, age 85, of Jones Ridge, Clearfield, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born January 26, 1930, at Paragon, in Rowan County, a son of Warren Powell Utterback and Lida Mae Alfrey Utterback. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Majal Eloise Carter...

Junior Purnell

Junior Purnell

Dec 8, 2015

Junior Purnell, age 83, of CCC Trial, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born May 19, 1932, in Carter County, he was a son of the late Bert and Cora Lee Fraley Purnell. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Emil Purnell, James Arthur Purnell, and Elmo...

Eula  Nickell Christy

Eula Nickell Christy

Dec 5, 2015

Eula Mae Nickell Christy, age 75, of Christy Creek, Morehead, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015, at her residence. Born August 17, 1940, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Allie and Stella Kiser Nickell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Wilma Dehart, and two brothers, Carl Kiser and Joe Lewis. Eula...

Jeffery  Todd Fannin

Jeffery Todd Fannin

Dec 2, 2015

Jeffery Todd Fannin, of Grove City, Ohio, was born November 3, 1976, and passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at the age of 39 after a long battle with vasculitis, kidney failure and respiratory issues. He is survived by his children Jayme Ann Walsh Fannin and Cole Walsh Fannin, both of Adrian, Michigan, and Ani Bella Fannin of Grove...

Dennis D. Denny Miller

Dennis D. Denny Miller

Dec 1, 2015

Dennis D. 'Denny' Miller, 67, of Butler, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the Ann Arbor V.A. Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was born November 15, 1948, in Decatur, Indiana, to Francis Wayne and Joan Julia (Colchin) Miller. He married Anna Mae Forman on October 8, 1971, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and she survives in Butler....

Earl  E. Oney

Earl E. Oney

Nov 26, 2015

Earl E. Oney, age 89, of Oney Hollow, Morehead, a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015, at his residence with family by his side. He was born October 12, 1926, in Rowan County, a son of Tom and Reney Fraley Oney. He was preceded in death by his parents; six...

Burl  Kenneth Carter

Burl Kenneth Carter

Nov 26, 2015

Burl Kenneth Carter, age 68, of Shingle Oak Drive in Elliott County, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015, at his residence. He was born June 24, 1947, in Elliott County, son of the late Johnie and Martha Roe Carter. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, James Lee Carter and Carl Daymon Carter. Burl is...

Jackie  Ray Basford

Jackie Ray Basford

Nov 26, 2015

Jackie Ray Basford, age 63, of Farris Branch Road, Wallingford, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015, at his residence. Born August 8, 1952, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Ervin 'Jack' and Ruth Williams Basford. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Nancy Black Basford, whom he married June 7, 1980; four sons,...

Kristen Danielle Oney Perry

Kristen Danielle Oney Perry

Nov 24, 2015

Kristen Danielle Oney Perry, 34, of Little Perry Road, Morehead, was born August 12, 1981, in Morehead, and passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She is the beloved daughter of Reda L. Clevenger Oney of Morehead and Dannie L. Oney, who passed away January 26, 2006. She is also survived by her husband, Mitchell Perry. Kris loved the late...

Lois P. Griffith Richards

Lois P. Griffith Richards

Nov 24, 2015

Lois P. Griffith Richards, age 74, of East Sunset Ridge Drive, Mt. Sterling, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at her residence. Born March 7, 1941, in Coleman County, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Albert Jackson and Pearl Jane Datson Griffith. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Vincent Richards, Sr....

Patricia Ann Shumate (Pat)  Greenfield

Patricia Ann Shumate (Pat) Greenfield

Nov 23, 2015

Patricia Ann (Pat) Shumate Greenfield, 77, formerly of Burchett Boulevard, Morehead, devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, community leader, and volunteer, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospice in Lexington. Pat was born January 8, 1938, in Huntington, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Ballard Preston and Amy Mozzelle Hayes Shumate. In 1970, Pat and her...

Tressa Lynn Baggett Stamper

Tressa Lynn Baggett Stamper

Nov 22, 2015

Tressa Lynn Baggett Stamper, age 60, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2015, at Saint Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born December 6, 1954, in Morehead, she is the daughter of Maxine Jones Baggett of Morehead and the late Archie Baggett of Waynesboro, Mississippi. In addition to her mother, Tressa is survived by her husband of 37...

Wilson  Peewee Stamper,  Jr.

Wilson Peewee Stamper, Jr.

Nov 19, 2015

Wilson 'PeeWee' Stamper, Jr., age 65, of Ridgeville, South Carolina, formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born August 29, 1950, in Rowan County, a son of the late Wilson Stamper, Sr., and Reva Tackett Staton. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Benetta 'Bunny' Walker and Molly...

Terri  Lynn Lewis

Terri Lynn Lewis

Nov 16, 2015

Terri Lynn Lewis, age 53, of Morehead, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born May 5, 1962, in Montgomery County, Terri 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...

Timothy Paul Timm Reeves

Timothy Paul Timm Reeves

Nov 14, 2015

Timothy Paul 'Timm' Reeves, age 36, of Lexington, was born in Morehead on August 1, 1979, and passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Timm is survived by his mother and dad, Nancy Evelyn Reeves Barker and Daniel Wayne Barker of Morehead; his father, Timothy Fultz of Carter County; two brothers, Wayne Barker...

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