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Dorothy Frances Trusty Wilson

Dorothy Frances Trusty Wilson

Apr 29, 2013

Dorothy Frances Trusty Wilson, age 83, of Old Owingsville Road, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013, at her home. She was born July 22, 1929, in Breathitt County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Irvin and Savannah Back Trusty. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Wilson on April...

Ssgt, Daniel Neil Fannin

Ssgt, Daniel Neil Fannin

Apr 27, 2013

SSgt. Daniel Neil Fannin, 30, a native of Morehead, died serving his country on April 27, 2013. Arrangements are pending at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead. Visitation: Pending Funeral: Pending

Staff Sgt. Daniel Neil Fannin

Staff Sgt. Daniel Neil Fannin

Apr 27, 2013

Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin, 30, a native of Morehead, Kentucky, and a 12-year veteran of the Air Force, assigned to 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, died April 27, 2013, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft in Afghanistan. He was an airborne sensor operator and a qualified Air Force air surveillance instructor...

Thelma  Kidd Young

Thelma Kidd Young

Apr 24, 2013

Thelma Kidd Young, age 94, of Canton, Georgia, born August 22, 1918, in Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Canton Nursing Home. Mrs. Young is survived by one daughter, Jewell D. Young and husband Ray of Canton, Georgia; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Zelma Perkins and...

Donnie  Wayne Lewis

Donnie Wayne Lewis

Apr 23, 2013

Donnie Wayne Lewis, age 51, of Shirley Avenue, Gibsonton, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born November 21, 1961, in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Fred Henry Lewis and Queenie Pauline Evans Lewis. Donnie is survived by his wife, Theresa Gregory Lewis; one son, Sundance...

James  Daniel Lewis

James Daniel Lewis

Apr 20, 2013

James Daniel Lewis, age 30, of Hwy. 519, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013, at the Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was born November 10, 1982, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of James Edward Lewis and wife Kimberly of Ludowici, Georgia, and the late Sally Ann Ginter Adams. In addition to his father, he...

Raymond  Odell Adkins

Raymond Odell Adkins

Apr 18, 2013

Raymond Odell Adkins, age 77, of Piedmont Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 7, 1936, on Elk Fork in Morgan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Tony and Margaret Elizabeth Hutchinson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four siblings, Dessie...

Robert  Lee Sloan

Robert Lee Sloan

Apr 17, 2013

Robert Lee Sloan, 65, of Baldwin Road, Morehead, Kentucky, known to friends, fans and others as Bob Sloan, came to the end of his life Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at his home. Born May 31, 1947, in Muncie, Indiana, he was the son of the late Robert Sloan and Marjorie Martt Sloan, both of Rowan County. Bob is survived...

Calvin  Lee Donaldson

Calvin Lee Donaldson

Apr 16, 2013

Calvin Lee Donaldson, 72, of Crest Avenue, Flemingsburg, was born July 13, 1940, in Nicholas County and passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. Calvin is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lida Lou Arnold Donaldson; daughter Nancy Sanders and husband Alan; granddaughter Amanda Sanders; and grandson Austin Sanders, all of Flemingsburg....

Richard  Dewitt Gardner,  Jr.

Richard Dewitt Gardner, Jr.

Apr 15, 2013

Richard Dewitt Gardner, Jr., age 88, of Gravel Road, Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Russell, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, Kentucky. He was born August 4, 1924, in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late Richard Dewitt Gardner, Sr., and Mary Annie Easley Gardner. He was also preceded in death by his...

Delores  Dyer Drake

Delores Dyer Drake

Apr 15, 2013

Delores Minnie Carol Dyer Drake, age 75, of Magnolia, Delaware, passed away Monday, April 15, 2013, at Kent General Hospital in Dover, Delaware. Born December 22, 1937, in Oak Hill, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Greer and Dorothy Beatrice Humphries Dyer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death two brothers, Richard and Vernon...

Tiline Mary Drake Tackett

Tiline Mary Drake Tackett

Apr 13, 2013

Tiline Mary Drake Tackett, age 49, of Stockton Road, Wallingford, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, at her residence. Born September 27, 1963, in Mansfield, Ohio, she is the daughter of Christine Ann Roth Drake of Fleming County, Kentucky, and the late Clyde Chester 'Shorty' Drake. Two brothers, Vernon Drake and Richard Wayne Drake, also preceded her in...

Melody  Josephine Conley

Melody Josephine Conley

Apr 9, 2013

Melody Josephine Conley, age 48, of Heritage Place, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at her home. Born July 18, 1964, in Morgan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Hershell B. and Virginia Jo Brown Conley. Melody is survived by two daughters, Virginia Rose Conley Fraley and husband Joshua Allen of Morehead, Kentucky, and...

Jewell  Kidd Carr

Jewell Kidd Carr

Apr 3, 2013

Jewell Kidd Carr, age 86, of Allen Avenue, Morehead, wife of Walter Carr, passed away Wednesday at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Also surviving are three children, Brenda Reeves and Pat Carr, both of Covington, Louisiana, and Cindy Jones of Ojai, California; three stepchildren, Susan Thomas of Cincinnati, Ohio, Walter Dennis Carr of Charleston, South Carolina, and Richard...

Ruby Jean Allen Ramsey

Ruby Jean Allen Ramsey

Apr 2, 2013

Ruby Jean Allen Ramsey, age 85, of North Clayton Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 19, 1928, in Stumptown, West Virginia, she was a daughter of Carl Willard and Gladys Richardson Allen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Wilda...

Claude  Russell Ross

Claude Russell Ross

Mar 31, 2013

Claude Russell Ross, age 69, of Ringos Mill Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his home. Born May 21, 1943, in Fleming County, Kentucky, Claude was the son of the late Rev. Richard and Elizabeth Jones Ross. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Mitchell Ross on December 28,...

Willie Justice

Willie Justice

Mar 31, 2013

Willie Justice, age 78, of Justice Lane, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his residence. Born April 7, 1934, in Fish Trap, Kentucky, Willie was the son of the late Buddy Monroe and Martha Akers Justice. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Lacie and Danny Justice, and one...

Mavery Adkins Kidd Vance

Mavery Adkins Kidd Vance

Mar 31, 2013

Mavery Adkins Kidd Vance, age 82, of McCullough Court, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born June 6, 1930, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and was daughter of the late Tony and Margaret Elizabeth Hutchinson Adkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Woodrow  Lincoln Dean

Woodrow Lincoln Dean

Mar 31, 2013

Woodrow Lincoln Dean, age 96, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born March 11, 1917, in Chester, Ohio, and was the son of the late Harless and Norma Eiselstein Dean. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marabel O'Conner Dean, on...

Dustin  Randall Conn

Dustin Randall Conn

Mar 28, 2013

Dustin Randall Conn, age 28, of Old Hilda Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013, at his residence. Born July 6, 1984, in Rowan County, Kentucky, Dustin is survived by his parents, Charles R. Conn of Morehead, Kentucky, and Brenda Middleton DeRossett of Winchester, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, other survivors include his half brother, Nicholas...

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