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John  Marion Meade

John Marion Meade

Jan 19, 2015

John Marion Meade, age 35, of Morgan Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born May 31, 1979, in Lexington, he is the son of James Michael Meade of Ashland and the late Eva Mae Kelsey. In addition to his father, he is survived by his wife, Ella Goodpaster...

Stanley  Hayden Baber

Stanley Hayden Baber

Jan 19, 2015

Stanley Hayden Baber, age 79, of Jackson Drive, Morehead, passed away Monday, January 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born December 9, 1935, in Winchester, a son of the late Charles and Rosella King Baber. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Louise Marie Erwin Baber, on December 20, 2012, and...

Elbert Curtis

Elbert Curtis

Jan 18, 2015

Elbert Curtis, age 85, of Sharkey Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at the Hospice of Hope in Maysville. He was born January 17, 1930, in Fleming County, a son of the late Hobert and Martha Jane Markwell Curtis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Ann Curtis Combs, who...

Tennis  Lee Brown

Tennis Lee Brown

Jan 18, 2015

Tennis Lee Brown, age 84, of Kinder Branch, Morehead, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 30, 1930, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Harry and Zella Stone Brown. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Maxine Brown Conn, and two brothers,...

Gary Phillip Hank Brickles

Gary Phillip Hank Brickles

Jan 16, 2015

Gary Phillip 'Hank' Brickles, age 64, of Bullfork Road, Morehead, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. He was born June 29, 1950, in Carter County, a son of the late Virgil and Elise Lewis Brickles. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Vangel and Raymond Brickles, and two sisters, Phyllis Wilson and Carolyn McCleese. He...

Margena  Ellington Hardin

Margena Ellington Hardin

Jan 13, 2015

Margena Grace Ellington Hardin, age 90, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at her home. She was born May 25, 1924, in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Reynold Cranston Ellington and Esther Grace Hook Ellington. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Philemon Allen Hardin, as well as...

Walter  W. Carr

Walter W. Carr

Jan 12, 2015

Walter W. Carr, age 95, of Allen Avenue, Morehead, businessman, community leader, teacher and coach, and lifelong supporter of Morehead State University, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015. Born October, 26, 1919, in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Otto P. and Sarah Ann Dennis Carr. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one...

Wendill  Scott White

Wendill Scott White

Jan 11, 2015

Wendill Scott White, Sr., age 65, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington. Born November 29, 1949, in Morehead, he was a son of the late Orville C. and Reba Lee Caudill White. Wendill is survived by his wife of 46 years, Joyce Peters White, whom he married December 14,...

Lillian Sparks Thomas Slone

Lillian Sparks Thomas Slone

Jan 11, 2015

Lillian Sparks Thomas Slone, age 88, of Haldeman Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. She was born July 1, 1926, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Leburn H. and Hattie Kandice Hall Sparks. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Elbert and Charles Sparks,...

Clifford  Denver Wooten

Clifford Denver Wooten

Jan 11, 2015

Clifford Denver Wooten, age 82, of Warren Lane, Morehead, passed Sunday, January 11, 2015, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington after an extended illness. Born May 15, 1932, in Knott County, he was a son of the late Henry Harrison and Delphia May Burge Wooten. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Paul, Corby, Earl,...

John Stewart Jay Roberts

John Stewart Jay Roberts

Jan 10, 2015

John Stewart 'Jay' Roberts, age 55, of North Wilson Avenue, Morehead, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015. He was born January 23, 1959, in Lexington, a son of the late Dr. Norman Norris Roberts and Margie Lee Stewart Roberts. Besides his parents, Jay was also preceded in death a brother, Norman Lee Roberts on July 8, 2006. He is...

Judy Diane Thompson Bowling

Judy Diane Thompson Bowling

Jan 9, 2015

Judy Diane Thompson Bowling, age 67, of Maher Drive, Morehead, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015, at Elliott Nursing and Rehab Center in Sandy Hook. Born August 29, 1947, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest 'Crow' and Edna Horton Thompson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Yvonne Vires and...

Lyda Mae Stapleton Stevens

Lyda Mae Stapleton Stevens

Jan 6, 2015

Lyda Mae Stapleton Stevens, age 80, of Big Woods Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015, at her residence. Born June 8, 1934, in Olive Hill, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Mettie Williams Stapleton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Stevens, in 1998; three sons, William Robert Stevens,...

Emory  Paul Mynhier

Emory Paul Mynhier

Jan 4, 2015

Emory Paul Mynhier, age 76, of Mynhier Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. He was born December 9, 1938, in Rowan County, a son of the late Charles Mynhier and Zona Miller Bowles Mynhier. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Charles, Harley, and Howard Bowles, Austin,...

James  L. Smedley

James L. Smedley

Jan 3, 2015

James L. Smedley, age 85, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. He was born August 5, 1929, in Rowan County, a son of the late Samuel and Eva DeHart Smedley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, William, Oscar, Junior, and Roger Smedley,...

Mary Theresa Foley Carew

Mary Theresa Foley Carew

Jan 1, 2015

Mary Theresa Foley Carew was born April 17, 1917, in New York, New York. She died at home after a brief illness on January 1, 2015, in Morehead, Kentucky, surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Thomas A. Carew; her parents, Edmund Leo Foley and Sarah O'Loughlin Foley; and brothers,...

David  Milton Brumagen,  Jr.

David Milton Brumagen, Jr.

Dec 31, 2014

David Milton Brumagen, Jr., age 80, died at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, on December 31, 2014. Born August 31, 1934, in Robertson County, Kentucky, to David Milton Brumagen, Sr. and Jewell Mann Brumagen, he attended Athens High School and later Berea College before graduating from the University of Kentucky with a doctorate in biological science in...

Jill Anne Burns Mccarty

Jill Anne Burns Mccarty

Dec 31, 2014

Jill Anne Burns McCarty of Fairbanks, Alaska, died in Morehead, Kentucky, on December 31, 2014, at the age of 61 after an extended battle with cancer. Jill was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Edward and Virginia Burns on February 11, 1953. Jill was an accomplished ballerina during her youth and enjoyed a tour performing in Europe in her teens....

Darlene  Lewis Brooks

Darlene Lewis Brooks

Dec 30, 2014

Darlene Lewis Brooks of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at her home on December 30, 2014, after an extended illness. She was born December 29, 1947, in Rowan County, the daughter of the late Lester Lee Lewis and Phoebe Adkins Lewis of Hillsboro, Kentucky. Darlene is survived by her husband, Ronnie (Jack) Brooks of Morehead, Kentucky; one son, Chance Pennington...

Ruth Talmadge Crain Fulton

Ruth Talmadge Crain Fulton

Dec 26, 2014

Ruth Talmadge Crain Fulton, age 91, of Secrest Crossing, Flemingsburg, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Friday, December 26, 2014, at the home of her daughter. She was born September 29, 1923, in Flemingsburg, a daughter of the late Faris T. and Grace Dexter Denton Crain. In addition to her parents and one brother, Wendell H. Crain, she was preceded...

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