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Vangelene  Sloan Dehart

Vangelene Sloan Dehart

Feb 16, 2015

Vangelene Sloan Dehart, age 79, of Seas Branch, Morehead, passed away Monday, February 16, 2015, at Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling. She was born April 10, 1935, in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Buddy and Edna Lowe Sloan. Her husband of 62 years, Cledith E. Dehart, passed away March 21, 2013. Mrs. Dehart is survived by...

Tammy  Sue Parker

Tammy Sue Parker

Feb 16, 2015

Tammy Sue Parker, age 46, of Hamm Road, Wallingford, passed away February 16, 2015, at the Hospice of Hope in Maysville. She was born April 8, 1968, in Dayton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Howard Don and Carol Faye Ward Seitz. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Peggy Seitz. Tammy is survived by...

Roy  Joe Day

Roy Joe Day

Feb 14, 2015

Roy Joe Day, age 51, of Casper, Wyoming, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015, in Laredo, Texas. Born August 13, 1963, in Mt. Sterling, he was a son of Virginia Whitt and the late Roy Ernest 'Tots' Day. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Harold Pennington. Roy is survived by his wife, Debbie Parry...

Jerry (Cherokee)  Hickerson

Jerry (Cherokee) Hickerson

Feb 13, 2015

Jerry (Cherokee) Hickerson, age 72, of Mary's Avenue, Flemingsburg, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at his home. He was born January 11, 1942, in Fleming County, a son of the late Clyde and Gene Helphenstine Hickerson. Cherokee was preceded in death by his wife, Loretta Stacy Hickerson, who passed away December 29, 2003. He is survived by three...

Kenneth Vernon Kenny Donahue

Kenneth Vernon Kenny Donahue

Feb 13, 2015

Kenneth Vernon Donahue, age 69, of Bluestone Road, Morehead, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at his home. Born November 23, 1945, in Menifee County, he was a son of the late Daniel Boone and Edna Belle Johnson Donahue. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Gene Donahue, Bill Donahue, and Elwood Donahue, and one...

Horace Douglas Doug Mckenzie

Horace Douglas Doug Mckenzie

Feb 10, 2015

Horace Douglas 'Doug' McKenzie, 77, of Vanlandingham Road, Salt Lick, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Doug was born March 16, 1937, in Rowan County a son of the late John Holley McKenzie and Flora Estelle Jones McKenzie. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Avis Johnson...

Larry  Neil Lambert

Larry Neil Lambert

Feb 9, 2015

Larry Neil Lambert, age 56, of J. Dehart Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born January 22, 1959, in Morehead, he was a son of the late James Oliver and Elnora Fay Mynhier Lambert. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ryan Neil Lambert...

Doris (Dee)  Cundiff

Doris (Dee) Cundiff

Feb 9, 2015

Doris (Dee) Cundiff, age 69, of Monroe, Georgia, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015. Born April 27, 1945, in Indianapolis, Indiana, Dee was a daughter of the late Paul and Thelma Carr. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Paul Richard Carr, and a grandson, Tyler Cundiff. Dee is survived by her loving husband Vern...

Ricky  Lee Sargent

Ricky Lee Sargent

Feb 8, 2015

Ricky Lee Sargent, age 39, of East Main Street, Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the home of his mother. He was born March 19, 1975, in Fayette County, a son of Louise Adkins Sargent of Morehead, and James D. (J. D.) Sargent, who passed away June 26, 2000. Besides his father, he was preceded in death...

Donald Kluck

Donald Kluck

Feb 8, 2015

Donald Kluck passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the age of 86 at home, surrounded by his family and friends. He was born on January 5, 1929 in La Crosse Wisconsin. Don is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Cherry. He is also survived by their daughter Brenda, and her husband Larry Charlson of West Liberty;...

Jasper Brown,  Jr.

Jasper Brown, Jr.

Feb 8, 2015

Jasper Brown, Jr., age 85, of Trent Ridge, Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015, at the home of his daughter in Owingsville. He was born May 6, 1929, in Elliott County, a son of the late Jasper and Stella Binion Brown. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Marie Trent Brown, who passed...

Klara Maria Bakai Varga

Klara Maria Bakai Varga

Feb 4, 2015

Klara Maria Bakai Varga, age 94, of Airport Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born July 17, 1920, in Budapest, Hungary, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Erzsebet Bakai. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gyula Varga, on August 29,...

James  Rainbo Raney

James Rainbo Raney

Feb 3, 2015

James Woodford Raney, age 72, of Jeffersonville, was born October 12, 1942, in Winchester to Frank and Ella Mae Birch Raney, and passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester. Better known as Rainbo, he was a dedicated and loving husband, Daddy, and friend to all who met him. Rainbo had a strong and...

Ira James Jim Ham

Ira James Jim Ham

Jan 30, 2015

Ira James 'Jim' Ham, age 84, of East Main Street, Morehead, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born February 3, 1930, at Rock Fork in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Rev. Basil and Missouri Lee Blanton Ham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Naomi  Louise Davis

Naomi Louise Davis

Jan 30, 2015

Naomi Louise Davis, age 74, of Hickory Road, West Liberty, passed away Friday, January 30, 2015, at her home. She was born June 11, 1940, in Elliott County, a daughter of the late Randolph and Gladys Horton Pennington. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Frances Kay Pennington. Naomi is survived by her husband, Rev....

Arvetta Dorcas Plank Dean

Arvetta Dorcas Plank Dean

Jan 29, 2015

Arvetta Dorcas Plank Dean, age 82, of US 60 East, Morehead, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born July 15, 1932, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Allie and Eliza Lovelace Plank. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Georgia Alene Plank Carter;...

Louise  Jones Evans

Louise Jones Evans

Jan 28, 2015

Louise Jones Evans, age 75, of Green Briar Road, Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at home surrounded by her children. She was born May 10, 1939, in Carter County, a daughter of the late Lee and Ruby Manning Jones. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Allen Evans, on December 26,...

Shirley J. Withrow Smith

Shirley J. Withrow Smith

Jan 27, 2015

Shirley J. Withrow Smith, age 77, of Dean Road, Haldeman, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at Baptist Health in Lexington. She was born February 22, 1937, at Haldeman, a daughter of the late Earl and Reba Sparkman Withrow. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Detta Mae Thornsberry; one brother, Jackie Withrow; an infant...

Ann  Catherine Smith

Ann Catherine Smith

Jan 21, 2015

Ann Catherine Smith, beloved newborn daughter of Brad and Melanie Steiner Smith of Morehead, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at St. Joseph East in Lexington. In addition to her parents, survivors include one brother, Grayson Smith at home; paternal grandparents, Larry and Tammy Smith of Sontag, Mississippi, and Toney and Cathy Hall of...

Arthur  Goble Lawhorn

Arthur Goble Lawhorn

Jan 20, 2015

Arthur Goble Lawhorn, age 74, of North Tolliver, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born May 30, 1940, Olive Hill, he was a son of the late Perry Jackson and Margaret Bear Lawhorn. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Marion Lawhorn. Arthur...

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