Rodney R. Sparkman
Oct 26, 2014
Rodney R. Sparkman, age 81, of Winchester, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014, at his home. Born August 8, 1933, in Easton, Kentucky, he was a son of the late George and Maude Johnson Sparkman. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Louise Sparkman Perkins. Rodney's wife, Rita Joan Preston Sparkman, passed away May 3, 2002. He...
Don Cherry
Oct 25, 2014
Don Cherry, age 76, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, at his home on Sunset Lane in Morehead. Born July 9, 1938, in Fulton, he was the son of the late Donald and Clella Elliott Cherry. A sister, Kay Cherry McFarland, also preceded him in death. Don received his B.S. degree from Murray State University and during the early...
Grover Cleveland Roe
Oct 23, 2014
Grover Cleveland Roe, 85 years old, of Lexington, passed away on October 23, 2014, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington. He was born February 5, 1929, in Elliott County and was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Roe and Ruth Ada Johnson Roe and stepson of the late Clyde Bruce. He is survived by his two daughters, Beverly...
Marilyn Joyce Donahue Russell
Oct 20, 2014
Marilyn Joyce Donahue Russell, age 60, of High Haven Drive, Owingsville, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born May 3, 1954, in Frenchburg, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Boone and Edna Belle Johnson Donahue. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, James Grant Russell, who...
Guy Mitchell Reeder
Oct 20, 2014
Guy Mitchell Reeder, age 60, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, passed away Monday, October 20, 2014, at his residence. Born April 18, 1954, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Chester Elmo and Virginia Edith Sparks Reeder. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Jerry Michael Reeder. Guy is survived by one...
Barbara Wallace Black
Oct 19, 2014
Barbara Wallace Black, age 69, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born January 24, 1945, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Elick and Sarah Hicks Wallace. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Charles Lee Black; a grandson, Jason...
Robert A. Bobby Gee
Oct 19, 2014
Robert A. 'Bobby' Gee, age 78, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville. Born February 19, 1936, in Haldeman, he was a son of the late Charles Gee and Lydia Margaret Stewart Gee Williams Royse. He was also preceded in death by one son, Robert A. Gee, Jr.; one grandson, Robbie...
Darlene Lewis Dewitt
Oct 19, 2014
Darlene Lewis Dewitt, age 77, of Meadowlands Drive, Morehead, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014, at her residence. Born January 3, 1937, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Madge Moore Lewis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Larry Virgil Dewitt, and three brothers, Herman Edward Lewis, Jerry Dale...
Jay Flippin
Oct 16, 2014
Jay Flippin, 68, of Morehead, loving father, husband, and musician, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on October 16, 2014. Jay recently retired as professor of music after teaching keyboards, jazz studies, theory, history of Rock -n Roll, and music history for 45 years at Morehead State University. Following retirement, he served as an adjunct...
Mary Frances Little Parker
Oct 15, 2014
Mary Frances Little Parker, age 71, of Riddle Fork Road, Clearfield, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2014, at her residence. She was born May 28, 1943, at Sharkey in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Arthur and Iva DeWitt Little. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Littleton; two brothers, Shelby Arthur Little...
Clester Ovel Johnson
Oct 12, 2014
Clester Ovel Johnson, age 95, of Hillside View Lane, Morehead, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born January 7, 1919, in Rowan County, he was the son of Robert Johnson and Amanda Caudill Johnson Hollan. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Nellie Johnson Keeton and...
Lloyd Lee Souders
Oct 9, 2014
Lloyd Lee Souders, age 82, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 9, 2014. Born June 22, 1932, in Jamesport, Missouri, he was the only child of the late Helen Colleen Souders and Howard Hobbs. Lloyd is survived by three children, Twila Jean 'TJ' Combine of Louisville and Troy Lee Souders and Lloyd Alan Souders, both of Jamesport,...
Judy Jennings Howard
Oct 8, 2014
Judy Ann Jennings Howard, age 68, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at her residence. She was born May 31, 1946, in Paintsville, a daughter of the late Henry Jennings and Okey Marie Blanton Jennings. Judy's husband, Charles Ray Howard, preceded her in death on June 8, 1980. She is survived by two sons...
Dorothy Fay Brown Dickinson
Oct 5, 2014
Dorothy Fay Brown Dickinson, age82, of Brown Ridge, Morehead, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014, at her residence. She was born May 7, 1932, in Dew Drop, Kentucky, to the late Melvin and Inez McGuire Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, Bobby Dickinson. Her husband, William 'Pete' Dickinson, passed away on...
Wanda Ruth Elkins Brashear
Sep 30, 2014
Wanda Ruth Elkins Brashear, age 80, widow of Swanson Brashear of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday morning at her residence. Funeral arrangements for Wanda Ruth Elkins Brashear are pending at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Visitation: Pending Funeral: Pending Interment: Downs Cemetery
James S. Jimmy Johnson
Sep 27, 2014
James S. 'Jimmy' Johnson, age 72, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born April 7, 1942, in Lexington, he was the son of the late James S. Johnson Sr., and Eula Holbrook Johnson. Jimmy is survived by his wife of 33 years, Cheryl Patton Johnson; two daughters, Allyson Barton of...
Celia L. Hay
Sep 20, 2014
Celia L. Hay, age 71, of Somerset, formerly of Morehead, passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Hospice of Lake Cumberland in Somerset. Born July 9, 1943, in Morgan County, she was a daughter of the late John and Audrey Brown Hay. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by eight siblings, James Stanley Hay, Kendrick Hay, Louise...
Charles Mintzer Herbert
Sep 20, 2014
Charles Mintzer Herbert, 86, of Muses Mill, Kentucky, died peacefully at his home on September 20, 2014. He was born in New York City on June 21, 1928, to Charles M. Herbert, Sr. and Elise Roesel Herbert. Older brother to Roland and John, his fondest childhood memories were of his maternal grandmother, Elise Otto Roesel and playing with his...
Naomi Faris Knox Jett
Sep 19, 2014
Naomi Faris Knox Jett, age 77, of Mynhier Road, Morehead, passed away Friday, September 19, 2014, at her residence. Born September 23, 1936, in Bath County, she was a daughter of the late Lester and Nora Ellen Sapp Knox. In addition to her parents, Naomi was preceded in death by her husband, Hargis Jett, who passed away March 21,...
Kay (Opal) Cooper
Sep 18, 2014
Kay (Opal) Cooper died peacefully of natural causes on Thursday, September 18, 2014, at the age of 85 at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in New Jersey. Kay was a loving mother to Michael and Karen and grandmother to much-adored grandson Erik. Born March 31, 1929, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of Luther Cooper and Dovie Dickerson...
