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Beacher  Lee Whitt

Beacher Lee Whitt

Mar 17, 2014

Beacher Lee Whitt, age 83, of Redwine Road, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 17, 2014, at the Appalachian Regional Hospital in West Liberty. Born May 10, 1930, in Morgan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Garfield and Susie Whitt. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by eight siblings, Roy, Icie, Randolf, Otis,...

Martha Jayne Waltz Richards

Martha Jayne Waltz Richards

Mar 15, 2014

Martha Jayne Waltz Richards, 71, of Worthington, KY, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Russell, KY. Mrs. Richards was born April 20, 1942, in Morehead, KY, a daughter of the late Wilfred and Blanche Jayne Waltz. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Zach Richards, III....

Jackson  Ray Flickinger

Jackson Ray Flickinger

Mar 15, 2014

Jackson Ray Flickinger, age 33, of Sharon, Pennsylvania, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014, at his residence. Born October 2, 1980, in Mansfield, Ohio, he was a son of the late Michael Flickinger and Patricia Ann Harris Flickinger Henderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Jack Harris, and paternal grandmother, Beulah...

Mabel R. Sturgill Elks

Mabel R. Sturgill Elks

Mar 14, 2014

Mabel R. Sturgill Elks, age 95, of Louisville, formerly of Morehead, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014, at the home of her granddaughter, Sandy Butler, in Louisville. She was born August 8, 1918, in Haldeman, a daughter of the late Lawrence Peyton Sturgill and Mae Conn Sturgill. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Armada...

Dorothy  Jean Spencer

Dorothy Jean Spencer

Mar 14, 2014

Dorothy Jean Spencer, age 82, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born June 4, 1931, in Memphis, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Grace Luna Moore. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, French Preston Spencer; one son, Terrence Riddle; and...

Maxine  Adkins Leadingham

Maxine Adkins Leadingham

Mar 13, 2014

Maxine Adkins Leadingham, age 74, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at her residence. She was born July 15, 1939, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Zettie and Molly Ball Adkins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Herman Adkins; two sisters, Myrtle Kazee and Gertrude Gilliam;...

Charlotte June Thomas Earhart

Charlotte June Thomas Earhart

Mar 9, 2014

Charlotte June Thomas Earhart, age 66, of Winchester, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California. She was born June 9, 1947, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late John Carl Thomas and Louella M. Ward Thomas. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by brother Ruben Franklin Delano Thomas...

Georgia  Hogge Mckenzie

Georgia Hogge Mckenzie

Mar 9, 2014

Georgia Hogge McKenzie, age 76, of Farmers, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014, at her daughter's home in Sandy Hook. She was born June 7, 1937, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was a daughter of the late Charles Wilson and Sue Clark Hogge. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Jeff Hogge and Jerry...

Oscar  Ernest Mcglothin

Oscar Ernest Mcglothin

Mar 6, 2014

Oscar Ernest McGlothin, age 57, of Roxanne Street, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Ernie was born January 29, 1957, in Rowan County, a son of the late Oscar Davis McGlothin and Emma Deal Parson McGlothin. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Adkins, and...

Marie Brown Stamper Nickell

Marie Brown Stamper Nickell

Mar 5, 2014

Marie Brown Stamper Nickell, age 87, of Tater Lick Road, Morehead passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born December 31, 1926, in Elliott County, she was a daughter of the late Jasper and Stella Binion Brown. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers; four sisters;...

Albert  Lee Gibbs

Albert Lee Gibbs

Mar 1, 2014

Albert Lee Gibbs, age 66, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. Born April 4, 1947, in Fleming County, he served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Albert is survived by two uncles, Jerry Gibbs of Lexington and Shirley Gibbs of Winchester, as well as many...

James  Edward Wallace

James Edward Wallace

Mar 1, 2014

James Edward Wallace, age 84, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. He was born May 8, 1929, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Henry Cleveland Wallace and Elizabeth Jane Jones Wallace. Maude Trent Wallace, mother of Randy and Danny; and nine brothers and sisters also...

Marjorie  Mardis Hager

Marjorie Mardis Hager

Mar 1, 2014

Marjorie Mardis Hager, age 55, of Pine Ridge Drive, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 19, 1959, in Kenton County, she was the daughter of the late John Mardis and Judy Gronefeld Mardis. Margie is survived by her husband, Jackie Hager; two daughters, Alicia Blanton and husband Samuel...

Mescal Dillon Gray Fraley

Mescal Dillon Gray Fraley

Mar 1, 2014

Mescal Dillon Gray Fraley, age 90, of KY Hwy 173, Morehead, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014. She was born July 28, 1923, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Daca 'Dock' and Martha Forest Dillon. Besides her parents, her six brothers preceded her in death, Lincle and Sherman Evans, and Difford, Otto, Eugene, and Edward Dillon. Mescal...

Robert  Hibbert Morin

Robert Hibbert Morin

Feb 28, 2014

Robert Hibbert Morin, age 80, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Friday, February 28, 2014, at his residence. Born July 6, 1933, in New London, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Alfred and Mary Ellen O'Keefe Morin. He is survived by his wife, Linda Strine Morin, whom he married July 9, 1995; one daughter, Roxann Zena...

Brian  Kevin Haggard

Brian Kevin Haggard

Feb 27, 2014

Brian Kevin Haggard, age 48, of Hunting Hills Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born March 17, 1965, in Jacksonville, Florida, he is a son of Deloris Jean Simmons Haggard of Charleston, West Virginia, and the late David Ewell Haggard. In addition to his mother, Brian is survived by...

Juanita  Lambert Armstrong

Juanita Lambert Armstrong

Feb 25, 2014

MOREHEAD - Juanita Lambert Armstrong, age 83, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at her residence. She was born October 7, 1930, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was a daughter of the late Ollie and Jewell D. Caudill Lambert. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Wathan Armstrong, on January 15, 2008;...

Arnold  Edward Hamilton

Arnold Edward Hamilton

Feb 25, 2014

Arnold Edward Hamilton, age 69, of Enterprise Lane, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born July 12, 1944, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John and Pearl Crisp Hamilton. Arnold is survived by his wife of 41 years, Kathy Mabry Hamilton, whom he...

Wilma Faye Trent Stover

Wilma Faye Trent Stover

Feb 22, 2014

Wilma Faye Trent Stover, age 68, of Criqueside Drive, Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born January 12, 1946, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Phillip and Ethel Matthews Trent. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Victoria Davis, and five brothers,...

Bonita Jo Fannin Gregory

Bonita Jo Fannin Gregory

Feb 17, 2014

Bonita Jo Fannin Gregory, age 56, of Harris Lane, Hillsboro, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. She was born June 21, 1957, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, a daughter of Eva Skaggs Fannin of Sandy Hook, and Ernest Herman Fannin, who passed away February 12, 2014. One son, Samuel Edward Gregory, also preceded...

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