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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
John Stephen Kissick
Nov 15, 2014
John Stephen Kissick, age 62, of Lower Licking Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born November 19, 1951, in Fayette County, he was a son of the late Bryant and Thelma Atchinson Kissick. He is survived by one son, John Stephen Kissick, Jr., and Krista Reha Johnson of Salt...
Heather Bernice Bledsoe Bowers
Nov 11, 2014
Heather Bernice Bledsoe Bowers, age 38, of Dehart Road, Olive Hill, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born April 6, 1976, in Ashland, she is the daughter of Helen Bledsoe Barker of Olive Hill, and Carter Eugene Bledsoe, who passed away May 3, 2010. In addition to her mother, Heather is survived...
Doris A. Hammond Stevens
Nov 6, 2014
Doris A. Hammond Stevens, age 72, of Kimberly Lane, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2014, at her home. She was born June 24, 1942, in Marion, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Taylor and Opal Craft Hammond. Ms. Stevens is survived by one son, Glen Stevens of Mt. Sterling; one daughter, Michelle Stevens of Clearfield; one brother, Roger...
Wilma Jean Mullins Coleman Whitt
Nov 5, 2014
Wilma Jean Mullins Coleman Whitt, age 76, of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Elliott County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sandy Hook. She was born January 4, 1938, in Hemphill, Kentucky, a daughter of Mella Johnson Mullins of Warren, Michigan, and the late Morgan Mullins. She was also preceded in death by two sisters,...
Willis Lee Hunter
Nov 4, 2014
Willis Lee Hunter, age 90, of Highway 519, Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 13, 1924, in Knott County, he was a son of the late Thomas Jefferson Hunter and Spicie Parker Hunter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy...
Bernard Joe Horton
Oct 30, 2014
Bernard Joe Horton, age 58, of Haldeman Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014, at his residence. He was born November 19, 1955, in Fort Knox, a son of the late Clarence E. Horton, Jr., and Wanda June Cogswell Horton Carpenter and husband William Harold Carpenter of Morehead. Besides his mother and stepfather, he is survived by one...
Paul Putt Gardner
Oct 29, 2014
Paul 'Putt' Gardner, age 50, of Watson Road, Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at his residence. Born August 3, 1964 in Mt. Sterling, he was the son of the late Harlan 'Windy' Gardner and Sadie Ann Purvis Gardner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Timothy Wayne Gardner. He is survived...
Ernest Brown
Oct 27, 2014
Ernest Brown, 94, of McCullough Court, Morehead, passed away on Monday, October 27, 2014. He was born on March 20, 1920, in Morehead to the late Frank and Anna Kegley Brown. 'Ernie,' as he was known to his many friends, was a meat cutter by trade and retired from Allen's IGA Foodliner in Morehead in 1985. He was a...
