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Jo Lee Thompson
Oct 20, 2013
Jo Lee Thompson, 52, of Poplar Lane, Morehead, passed away Sunday, October 20, 2013, at her residence. Born April 3, 1961, in Lexington, Jo was a daughter of the late Wilber E. Thompson, who passed away in 1983, and Constance Gillem Thompson, who passed away in 2000. She is survived by one daughter, Laura Thompson of Morehead; one son,...
Beulah M. Boyd Ball
Oct 19, 2013
Beulah M. Boyd Ball, 83, of Williams Branch, Morehead, passed away Saturday, October 19, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born March 7, 1930, on Old House Creek in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late James William and Sarah Alice Debord Boyd. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
Sylvia J. Korakas Fultz
Oct 18, 2013
Sylvia J. Korakas Fultz, age 80, of Airport Road, Morehead, passed away Friday, October 18, 2013, at Life Care Center of Morehead. She was born January 22, 1933, in Toledo, Ohio, a daughter of the late Gust Korakas and Alice Johnson Korakas. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother, Jean Perry, Rose...
Thomas Darrell Evans
Oct 18, 2013
Thomas Darrell Evans, 69, of Wellington, Kentucky, formerly of Stone, Kentucky, was called home to be with the Lord on October 18, 2013, after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was born September 12, 1944, at Damrontown, in Pike County, Kentucky, to Charles Franklin and Mary Ann 'Dixie' Kinser Evans. He was preceded in death by his parents; five...
Kevin Guy Sorrell
Oct 17, 2013
Kevin Guy Sorrell, age 44, of Cartwright Drive, Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, in St. Joseph Mt. Sterling following an extended illness. Kevin was born February 4, 1969, in Montgomery County, a son of Jackie Donald Sorrell and Hazel Ruth Donaldson Sorrell, both of Mt. Sterling. In addition to his mother and father, Kevin is survived...
Howard B. Haggard
Oct 17, 2013
Howard B. Haggard, age 82, of Ingram Cemetery Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born April 3, 1931, in Winchester, a son of the late James Thomas Haggard and Lula Belle Webb Haggard. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert Haggard, and...
Frank Edward Reynolds
Oct 16, 2013
Frank Edward Reynolds, age 55, of Muses Mill Road, Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at The Care Center in Maysville. He was born April 16, 1958, in Bowling Green, Ohio, a son of S. Edward Reynolds of Wallingford and Ammie Lorene Brown Reynolds, who passed away April 3, 1999. In addition to his father Edward and his...
Ray Fortune Butts
Oct 15, 2013
Ray Fortune Butts, age 86, of St. Petersburg, Florida, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013, at the VA Hospice in Bay Pines, Florida. He was born May 24, 1927, in Haldeman, Kentucky, a son of the late Milton Butts and Dolly Arks Butts. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Russell Butts, Robert Butts, Lester...
Ellis Leray Johnson
Oct 12, 2013
Ellis Leray Johnson, 77, of Bearskin Hollow, Morehead, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. Born November 9, 1935, in Haldeman, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Hallie 'Red' Johnson and Bertlee Rice Johnson. His wife, Ruth Fay Kissinger Johnson, passed away June 8, 1991. He is survived by three sons,...
Troy Wyatt Burgess
Oct 11, 2013
Troy Wyatt Burgess, 91, of Morehead, retired executive staff member at Morehead State University, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013, after a lengthy illness. A native of Mayfield, Troy was born May 19, 1922, the daughter of the late Otis and Eva McClain Wyatt. She was a graduate of Mayfield High School. George R. Burgess Sr., her husband of...
William Bill Thompson
Oct 9, 2013
William E. 'Bill' Thompson, age 77, of Stockton Road, Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013, at his home. Born January 28, 1936, in Delaplaine, Arkansas, he was a son of the late Fred Thompson and Maude L. Cobb. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Jim Thompson, and one sister, Bonnie Cobb. Bill is...
Doris Purvis Turner Haney
Oct 8, 2013
Doris Ann Purvis Turner Haney, age 84, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born June 20, 1929, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Cecil and Nora Lyons Purvis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first...
Michael D. Vanhook
Oct 8, 2013
Michael D. Vanhook, age 52, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at his residence. He was born July 6, 1961, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Janice Caudill Vanhook of Morehead and the late Jack Vanhook. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Everett and Anna Davis Caudill, Albert Vanhook, and Hilda Moore. In addition...
Opal Lambert Black
Oct 7, 2013
Garnette Opal Lambert Black, age 94, of Dry Creek Road, Clearfield, who resided at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehab in Owingsville for the past few years, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 27, 1919, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Oliver and Rachel Mauk Lambert. Her...
Nancy Lou Fannin Cooley
Oct 7, 2013
Nancy Lou Fannin Cooley, age 64, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 7, 2013, at her residence. Born January 5, 1949, in Elliott County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Ernest Clell and Nancy Jane Simmons Fannin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Lambert and...
Virginia Lucille Bunny Cooper
Oct 5, 2013
Virginia Lucille 'Bunny' Cooper, age 75, of Grassy Lick, Morehead, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead Born January 1, 1938, on Grassy Lick Road in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Carey Cooper and Bessie Lee Morehouse Cooper. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Patricia Ann Wagoner Wright
Oct 4, 2013
Patricia Ann Wagoner Wright, age 59, of Morehead, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013, at the Greg and Noreen Wells Hospice Care Center in Hazard. She was born September 4, 1954, in West Liberty, a daughter of the late Luther and Alice Buckner Wagoner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Jason Clay Wright; one...
Sharon Woods Goins
Oct 3, 2013
Sharon Woods Goins, age 67, a resident of the Life Care Center of Morehead, formerly of Horizon Village, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born February 1, 1946, in Kenova, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Claude and Lillie Jordan Woods. Besides her parents, she was preceded in...
Richard Scott Toy
Oct 3, 2013
Richard Scott Toy, age 56, of Skaggs Lane, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born September 25, 1957, in Fleming County, a son of the late Ervin Toy and Betty Ross LaForce. Richard is survived by his wife, Pamela Irene McClurg Toy; one brother, Larry Allen...
Audrey Harold Bud Dailey
Oct 3, 2013
Audrey Harold 'Bud' Dailey, age 73, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013, at his home. He was born December 13, 1939, in Rowan County, a son of the late Ira Dailey and Rosa Hyatt Dailey Porter. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Joe Dailey and Vernon Paul Dailey. Bud...
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