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Thomas Tommy Lee Mcclanahan

Thomas Tommy Lee Mcclanahan

Aug 15, 2013

Thomas 'Tommy' Lee McClanahan, age 46, of Watson Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He was born April 22, 1967, in Fleming County, a son of Elsie Johnson McClanahan of Hillsboro and the late Thomas Melford 'Tommy' McClanahan. In addition his mother, Tommy Lee is survived by his...

Teddy  Wayne Day

Teddy Wayne Day

Aug 14, 2013

Teddy Wayne Day, age 62, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at his residence. He was born September 18, 1950, in Campton, Kentucky, a son of Geneva Koger King of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late J. C. Day. In addition to his mother, Teddy is survived by one daughter, Barbie Rondeau of Missouri; five...

George  Monroe Whisman

George Monroe Whisman

Aug 14, 2013

George Monroe Whisman, age 69, of Mount Sterling Road, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. Born January 14, 1944, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Woodrow and Doris Easton Whisman. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Kathy Whisman Emmons. George is...

Hazel  M. Helphinstine

Hazel M. Helphinstine

Aug 13, 2013

Hazel M. Helphinstine, 78, of Mooresville, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Mrs. Helphinstine was born December 21, 1934, in Logan, West Virginia, to the late Samuel Paul and Rosa Etta (Jacobs) Baker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Eddie, James, and Jack Baker, and two sisters, Dorothy Evelyn Meade and...

Dorothy  Casey Justice

Dorothy Casey Justice

Aug 13, 2013

Dorothy Casey Justice, age 72, of Justice Lane, West Liberty, KY, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2013, at the Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital in West Liberty, KY. Born September 3, 1940, in Pike County, KY, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Troy and Vicie Thorpe Casey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Patrick  Roger Gilliam

Patrick Roger Gilliam

Aug 12, 2013

Patrick Roger Gilliam, age 37, of Brinegar Road, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 12, 2013, at his home. Born May 27, 1976, in Lexington, Kentucky, he is the son of Roger Dale Gilliam, who passed away January 9, 1988, and Patty Cains and her fianc-, Randy Ferguson, of Morehead. He is also survived by his wife, Kendra...

Robert Anthony Tony Clayton

Robert Anthony Tony Clayton

Aug 10, 2013

Robert Anthony 'Tony' Clayton, age 51, of Camargo Road, Mt. Sterling, was born September 25, 1961, in Mt. Sterling, and passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington after a courageous battle with leukemia. Tony is survived by his wife, Theresa Hodges Clayton, whom he married November 23, 1990; two sons, Patrick Clayton and...

Jean  Conley Harris

Jean Conley Harris

Aug 9, 2013

Yvonne Jean Conley Harris, age 52, of North Tolliver Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away August 9, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 4, 1961, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William David Conley and Betty Maxine Thurman. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John...

Kara  Rea Conley

Kara Rea Conley

Aug 7, 2013

Kara Rea Conley, age 17, of Bomont, West Virginia, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013, in Clay County, West Virginia, from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Born October 1, 1995, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, Kara is the daughter of Curtis Conley III and wife Shalla Bae of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, and Lee Ann...

Mary Catherine Oldfield Mcfarland

Mary Catherine Oldfield Mcfarland

Aug 7, 2013

Mary Catherine Oldfield McFarland, age 75, of Riddle Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Monroe, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013, at her residence. Born August 22, 1937, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Curtis and Molly Crockett Oldfield. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Anna Lawson, Pearl Fairchild,...

Virgil  Creighton Conn

Virgil Creighton Conn

Aug 6, 2013

Virgil Creighton Conn, age 80, of Wescott Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at his residence. He was born January 12, 1933, in Salt Lick, Kentucky, a son of the late Emil and Myrtle Warner Conn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Jerry Conn, Leroy Conn, Cranston Conn, and Emil Conn,...

Evalee  Wilder Smedley

Evalee Wilder Smedley

Aug 5, 2013

Evalee Wilder Smedley, age 83, of Soldier, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013, at her residence. She was born March 7, 1930, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and was a daughter of the late Walter and Gusta Whitt Wilder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, James E. 'Jimmy' Smedley and David Kenneth...

Coleene Hampton

Coleene Hampton

Aug 4, 2013

Coleene Hampton, 83, a longtime resident of Morehead, Kentucky, and a retired Morehead State University educator, passed away August 4, 2013, in Bryan, Texas. Her husband, Dr. William C. 'Bill' Hampton, whom she wed December 26, 1955, preceded her in death on April 22, 1984. Coleene is survived by her daughter, Mary Beth Duff and son-in-law Michael Duff of...

Dana  Lynn Lewis

Dana Lynn Lewis

Aug 3, 2013

Dana Lynn Lewis, age 42, of Fleming Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 9, 1970, in Bexar County, Texas, Dana is the beloved daughter of Danny and Sherry Lewis, also of Morehead, Kentucky. Besides her parents, Dana is survived by several aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended...

Richard  Gregory Hardin

Richard Gregory Hardin

Jul 31, 2013

Richard Gregory Hardin, age 69, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born November 24, 1943, in Mansfield, Ohio, a son of the late August B. Hardin and Beulah Gregory. Also preceding him in death was one son, Matthew Hardin; one daughter, Teresa Hardin;...

Adam  Ray Holbrook

Adam Ray Holbrook

Jul 27, 2013

Adam Ray Holbrook, age 38, of CCC Trail, Morehead, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. He was born March 24, 1975, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of Roger Holbrook and the late Bonnie Lou Haney Collins. Adam is survived by his wife, Lori...

Joyce  Ann Dean

Joyce Ann Dean

Jul 26, 2013

Joyce Ann Dean, age 66, of Oakley, OH, beloved wife of Ronnie H. Dean for 44 years; devoted mother of James Dean and Ronnie Dean, both of Oakley, OH, Mary Riley of Highland Heights, KY and Nancy Dean of Oakley, OH; dear daughter of Ruth Erwin of Owingsville, KY; loving grandmother of Hayden, Hannah, Zack, Kensie, Morgan and Mallory;...

Richard Ricky Cecil Jones

Richard Ricky Cecil Jones

Jul 24, 2013

Richard 'Ricky' Cecil Jones, age 52, of Lambert Hollow Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born October 15, 1960, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Casey and Marie Workman Jones. Ricky is survived by three sons, Nelson Jones and Bruce Lee Jones,...

Margie Lee Gregory Branham

Margie Lee Gregory Branham

Jul 24, 2013

Margie Lee Gregory Branham, age 85, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born January 15, 1928, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late James Matthew and Mary Tennie Caudill Gregory. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers,...

Lucy Ellen Taylor Potter

Lucy Ellen Taylor Potter

Jul 23, 2013

Lucy Ellen Taylor Potter, age 89, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, after an extended illness. Lucy was born March 1, 1924, in Charleston, Arkansas, and was a daughter of the late Mary Bagwell Taylor and Jess Taylor. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Lunda Potter; an...

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