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Mary  Margaret (Peggie)  Reynolds

Mary Margaret (Peggie) Reynolds

Mar 29, 2015

Mary Margaret (Peggie) Reynolds 88, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at home after a brief illness. She was born February 9, 1927, in Morehead, daughter of James Silas Reynolds and Anna Caudill Reynolds Clay. Peggie is survived by brother William Earl Clay; nephews Terry Reynolds, Roy Reynolds, Joe Reynolds, and James Reynolds; nieces Alesia Reynolds, Anne...

D.  Jean Howard

D. Jean Howard

Mar 28, 2015

D. Jean Howard, age 81, of The Lane, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at her home. Born October 9, 1933, in Lampasas, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Otis and Leila Taylor Wallace. Jean is survived by her husband of 55 years, Ryan A. Howard, a Morehead State University art professor emeritus, and one son,...

Beecher Adkins

Beecher Adkins

Mar 22, 2015

Beecher Adkins, age 81, of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born July 29, 1933, in Morgan County, a son of the late Clifford and Elizabeth Elliott Adkins. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Ivin Adkins, Sr., Maxie Adkins, Avery Adkins,...

Collin  Royal Wilder

Collin Royal Wilder

Mar 22, 2015

Collin Royal Wilder, age 18, of Morehead, died unexpectedly Sunday, March 22, 2015, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born September 13, 1996, in Morehead, Collin is the son of Walter Lee Wilder of Sandy Hook and Annette Hines Wilder of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his brothers and sisters, Elisha...

Mattie Cantrell

Mattie Cantrell

Mar 21, 2015

Mattie Cantrell of Clearfield went to be with the Lord at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville on March 21, 2015, at the age of 101 years, 10 months, and 21 days. Born May 31, 1913, in Morgan County, she was a daughter of Arnett and Polly Cantrell. She was preceded in death by her parents; four...

Shirley  J. Johnson

Shirley J. Johnson

Mar 19, 2015

Shirley J. Johnson, age 79, of Xenia, Ohio, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at Greene Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 2, 1936, in Elliott County, the daughter of Clyde and Jewell (Hammons) Hutchinson. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl G. Johnson; three brothers, LD Hutchinson, Jerry R....

Rosa Ellen Jordan Puckett

Rosa Ellen Jordan Puckett

Mar 18, 2015

Rosa Ellen Jordan Puckett, age 97, formerly of Clearfield, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio. Born August 26, 1917, in Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Steven Wesley Jordan and Annie Bocook Jordan. In addition to her parents, Rosa's siblings preceded her in death: Thurston Jordan, Kenneth Jordan, Iniz...

Rebecca  Davis Keith

Rebecca Davis Keith

Mar 17, 2015

Rebecca Davis Keith, age 96, of N. Blair Avenue, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at her home. She was born January 29, 1919, in Jackson, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Elisha and Rosella Carpenter Davis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters. Rebecca's husband of 71 years, Warnie Ledford...

Pauline  Caudill Roberts

Pauline Caudill Roberts

Mar 17, 2015

Pauline Caudill Roberts, age 84, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at the home of her daughter in Keller, Texas. Pauline was born December 31, 1930, at Sharkey in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Willie Andrew and Eva Mae Curtis Caudill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...

George  Patrick Duvall

George Patrick Duvall

Mar 16, 2015

George Patrick Duvall, 63, of E. Clack Mountain Road, Clearfield, passed away Monday, March 16, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born October 8, 1951, in Patuxent River, Maryland, he was a son of the late George Albert Duvall, Jr., and Patricia Beth Lynch Duvall. George is survived by three children, Sara Duvall of Daytona Beach,...

Faye  Gillum Case

Faye Gillum Case

Mar 14, 2015

Faye Gillum Case, 98, formerly of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at Elliott Nursing and Rehabilitation in Sandy Hook. She was born February 22, 1917, in Elliott County, a daughter of the late Earl N. and Arizona Fields Gillum. Faye was a sister to Ernest, Ronald, and Earl Davis Gillum and Gladys Donta and Irene...

Timothy Wayne Timmy Kegley

Timothy Wayne Timmy Kegley

Mar 11, 2015

Timothy Wayne 'Timmy' Kegley, age 48, of Open Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at his residence. Born November 23, 1966, Timmy is the son of Bobby and Barbara Lewis Kegley of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one sister, Pamela Kegley Warren and husband Mark of Morehead; two nieces, Ashley Warren...

Opal  Stafford Flannery

Opal Stafford Flannery

Mar 10, 2015

Opal Stafford Flannery, age 95, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at her residence. Born December 13, 1919, in Elliot County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Julie Conn Stafford. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Marie Fuoss and Evelyn Brown, and one brother, Jesse (Junior)...

Luther David Bud Mcclain

Luther David Bud Mcclain

Mar 10, 2015

Luther David (Bud) McClain, age 69, of Mynhier Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at his residence. Born March 13, 1945, he was a son of the late Orville Luther and Alice Mae Fogleman McClain. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Emogene McClain and Anna McClain Stamper, and one...

Tilmon Jennings

Tilmon Jennings

Mar 10, 2015

Tilmon Jennings, age 74, of Hwy 711, West Liberty, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the home of his daughter in Morehead. He was born November 28, 1940, in Rowan County, a son of the late Arvil and Ina Thornsberry Jennings. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Edward Jennings. Tilmon is survived by...

Myrtle Jane Caudill Butler

Myrtle Jane Caudill Butler

Mar 10, 2015

Myrtle Jane Caudill Butler, age 83, of Maple Lane, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born June 7, 1931, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Cecil Benjamin and Clara Belle Shields Caudill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by nine brothers, J. Ottis...

Verna  Wescott Stidham

Verna Wescott Stidham

Mar 10, 2015

Verna Wescott Stidham, age 83, of Stidham Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born June 2, 1931, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Lela Lykins Wescott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Donny Ray Wescott and...

Colvin  E. Perry

Colvin E. Perry

Mar 9, 2015

Colvin E. Perry, age 86, of Moores Flat Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 3, 1928, at Blaze, in Morgan County, he was a son of the late Curbitt and Vada Perry. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Liddy Christine Whitt Perry, who...

Thomas  Filmore Wilson

Thomas Filmore Wilson

Mar 1, 2015

Thomas Filmore Wilson, age 80, of Spencer Road, Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015, at his residence. Born November 11, 1934, in Owsley County, he was a son of the late Charles Wilson and Martha Herald Wilson Eversole. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister and seven half-brothers. He is survived...

Anna  Lois Crosthwaite

Anna Lois Crosthwaite

Feb 28, 2015

Anna Lois Crosthwaite, 87, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born January 6, 1928, at Yale in Menifee County, she was a daughter of the late Asa and Mary Johnson Crosthwaite. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Dexter Stinson, Elsie Fannin, and Lorene Marshall, and...

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