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Leona Pearl White Stewart Matney

Leona Pearl White Stewart Matney

Dec 4, 2014

Leona Pearl White Stewart Matney, age 92, of Mansfield, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2014, at Hospice of North Central Ohio in Ashland, Ohio. Born November 4, 1922, in Rowan County, Leona was a daughter of the late James Monroe and Bertha Collins White. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Nina  Anderson Bowman

Nina Anderson Bowman

Dec 3, 2014

Nina Anderson Bowman, 85, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. She was born February 23, 1929, in Rowan County to the late Willie T. and Carrie Caudill Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers: Delmar Anderson, Jesse Anderson, Dallas Anderson, Earl Anderson, Roy...

William Bill Gilmore Poage

William Bill Gilmore Poage

Dec 3, 2014

William 'Bill' Gilmore Poage, 76, of Morehead, entrepreneur, mentor, and loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born May 14, 1938, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, he was the son of the late Robert Aubrey Poage and Louise Blackerby Poage. He was also preceded in death...

Joseph  Eugene Macke

Joseph Eugene Macke

Dec 2, 2014

Joseph Eugene Macke, age 75, of Bluestone Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday morning at his residence. Mr. Macke is survived by one son, Stephen E. Macke of New York and one daughter, Mary Gross of Missouri. Funeral arrangements for Joseph Eugene Macke are pending at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Visitation: Pending Funeral: Pending

Virda  Junior Trent

Virda Junior Trent

Dec 1, 2014

Virda Junior Trent, age 71, of Trent Ridge, Morehead, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at his residence. Born September 16, 1943, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Jason and Edith Matthews Trent. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Earnest and Ivan Trent, and five sisters, Clona Mickelson,...

Lisa Lynn Fouch Mcintosh

Lisa Lynn Fouch Mcintosh

Dec 1, 2014

Lisa Lynn Fouch McIntosh, age 49, of Bratton Branch, Morehead, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at her residence. She was born February 26, 1965, in Morehead, a daughter of the late William H. 'Bill' Fouch and Carolyn Kay Cornette. She was also preceded in death by her very dear aunt, Billie Cornette. Lisa is survived by two sons,...

William  Albert Pugh

William Albert Pugh

Dec 1, 2014

William Albert Pugh, age 81, of Spring Road, Wallingford, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, at his residence. He was born August 1, 1933, in Fleming County, a son of the late George W. and Anita Frances Jefferson Pugh Gulley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, David Matthew Pugh, who passed away...

Betty Regeina Sparkman Shrout

Betty Regeina Sparkman Shrout

Nov 30, 2014

Betty Regeina Sparkman Shrout, age 77, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014, at her home. She was born August 27, 1937, in Morehead, a daughter of the late Earl Sparkman and Evalee Conn Gulley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Robert Shrout, Sr., and her son, Harry Robert 'Bobby' Shrout, Jr. Regeina is...

Dianne  Holt Smith

Dianne Holt Smith

Nov 30, 2014

Dianne Holt Smith, age 64, of Farmers, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born July 8, 1950, in Jackson Michigan, a daughter of the late Curtis and Elaine VanEpps Holt. Dianne is survived by her husband, Stanley Smith, whom she married February 15, 1978; one son, Larry Beebe of...

Helen Lucille Pugh Black

Helen Lucille Pugh Black

Nov 29, 2014

Helen Lucille Pugh Black, age 76, of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014, at her daughter's home in Wallingford. She was born April 21, 1938, in Fleming County, a daughter of the late George W. and Anita Frances Jefferson Pugh Gulley. Besides her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Donald Wayne Black;...

Regina Jean Sturgill Mack

Regina Jean Sturgill Mack

Nov 28, 2014

Regina 'Jean' Sturgill Mack, age 93, of Morehead, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014, at the Life Care Center of Morehead after a brief illness. She was born March 14, 1921, in Springfield, Illinois, a daughter of the late James and Anna Ethel Thomas Sturgill. Besides her parents, Jean was preceded in death by four brothers, James Phillip Sturgill,...

Josephine Naomi Shelley Pettit

Josephine Naomi Shelley Pettit

Nov 27, 2014

Josephine Naomi Shelley Pettit, age 83, of Grange City, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. She was born on February 2, 1931, in Montgomery County, to the late Carlos and Lula Branham Shelley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Daisy McCarty. Her husband of 55...

Amanda Frances Stevens Kendall

Amanda Frances Stevens Kendall

Nov 27, 2014

Amanda Frances Stevens Kendall, age 96, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, the oldest World War II veteran in Rowan County, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 27, 2014, at the Thompson Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore. Frances was born December 10, 1917, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle Wilson Stevens. Besides...

Gregory  Michael Smith

Gregory Michael Smith

Nov 25, 2014

Gregory Michael Smith, age 32, of Ashland, was born May 2, 1982, in Pikeville, and passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Michael is survived by one son, Kendrick Michael Prater of Majestic; his mother, Sherry Lynn Casey Smith of Sandy Hook; his father and stepmother, Gregory R. and Lisa Smith of Phelps;...

Joan E. Eckstein Stratman

Joan E. Eckstein Stratman

Nov 24, 2014

Joan E. Eckstein Stratman, age 76, of Island Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 28, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Effie Crider Eckstein. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Eckstein, and a...

Essie  Mckenzie Lovely

Essie Mckenzie Lovely

Nov 24, 2014

Essie McKenzie Lovely, age 86, of Fleetwood Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014, at her residence. Born August 27, 1928, in Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late Carl and Eva Pitts McKenzie. One brother, Victor McKenzie, also preceded her in death. Essie's husband of 66 years, the Rev. Bernard 'Bernie' Lovely, Sr., whom...

Malinda Margaret Oney Turner Miller

Malinda Margaret Oney Turner Miller

Nov 23, 2014

Malinda Margaret Oney Turner Miller, age 93, of Greenfield, Indiana, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Greenfield, Indiana. Born September 3, 1921, at Little Perry in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Everett Oney and Louella Thomas Oney. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by Ervin Turner, the...

Shirley  Potter Hamilton

Shirley Potter Hamilton

Nov 23, 2014

Shirley Potter Hamilton, 79, of Skaggs Road, Morehead, community leader, mentor, and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Born July 31, 1935, in Raceland, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Ida Smith Potter. Her husband, Steve Hamilton, whom she wed June 13, 1956, preceded her in...

Billie Jo Matthews Jent

Billie Jo Matthews Jent

Nov 20, 2014

Billie Jo Matthews Jent, age 57, of Cold Springs Hollow, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2014, at her residence. She was born November 12, 1957, in Morgan County, daughter of the late Carl Vernon and Sarah Hazel Johnson Matthews. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Gregory 'Greg' Scott Jent; one son-in-law, Daniel Reece...

Stanley  Ray Stone

Stanley Ray Stone

Nov 19, 2014

Stanley Ray Stone, age 57, of Sleepy Hollow Road, Wellington, passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland. Born November 21, 1956, in Campton, he was a son of Julia Creech Stone of Wellington and the late Jim Stone. Stanley is survived by two daughters, Sabrina Simpson and husband Davey of Wellington, and KaSandra...

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