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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...
Ted Harper Ockerman
Oct 2, 2013
Ted Harper Ockerman, age 81, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Hospice of Lake Cumberland, a veterans facility, in Kings Mountain, Kentucky. He was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 17, 1932, a son of the late Elmer Harper and Evelyn Mae Peterson Ockerman. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Alan Eric...
David Eden
Oct 1, 2013
David Eden, age 59, of Hungry Hollow, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013, at University Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born March 12, 1954, in Elliott County, a son of the late Elmer and Ethel Lemaster Eden. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, William Eden. David is survived by two brothers, Daniel...
Foley Ray Mckinney
Sep 29, 2013
Foley Ray McKinney, age 72, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born May 21, 1941, at Bangor, Kentucky, in Rowan County, a son of the late Elbert Chester McKinney and Bertha Mae Hall McKinney. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers,...
Frankie James Stacy
Sep 28, 2013
Frank 'Frankie' James Stacy, age 20, of Cranston Road, Morehead, was born October 5, 1992, in Rowan County, and passed away Saturday, September 28, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Springfield, Georgia. He is survived by his father, Jimmie Dean Stacy of Morehead; his mother, Beverly Sue Archer Charles and husband Jeff of Clearfield; one brother,...
Eugene Stamper
Sep 27, 2013
Eugene Stamper, age 71, of Morgan County, passed away Friday, September 27, 2013, at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington. Born September 20, 1942, in Morgan County, he was a son of the late Acy and Treva Holiday Stamper. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Bobby Stamper. Eugene is survived by one sister, Lucy Ellen...
Anna Katherine Cox Ison
Sep 26, 2013
Anna Katherine Cox Ison, age 83, of Brown Ridge, Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born March 7, 1930, in Elliott County, a daughter of the late Gordan and Bertha Mae Howard Cox. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Elmer Cox, Sidney Cox,...
Mary Yager Alfrey
Sep 25, 2013
Mary Yager Alfrey, age 81, of Hollan Court, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at her home. Born June 29, 1932, in Mitchell, South Dakota, she was a daughter of the late James Gordon and Lurene Davis Yager. Mary is survived by her husband of 59 years, George Alfrey, Jr. (whom she wed May 8, 1954, while George...
Brantly Gene Adams
Sep 24, 2013
Brantly Gene Adams, beloved son of Robert Gene Adams and Cara B. Crum, of Morehead, joined the heavenly angels at birth on September 24, 2013, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. In addition to his parents, Brantly is survived by three brothers, Robert Wayne Adams of Morehead, Terry Scott Adams of Dunkirk, Indiana, and Cameron Lee...
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