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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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Judy Ann Thompson
Mar 26, 2013
Judy Ann Thompson, age 71, of Water Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at her home. Born July 19, 1941, in Cedar Grove, West Virginia, her parents were Addie K. Fannin of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Robert Hager. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by a half-brother, Jim Bill Fannin; sister- in-law and...
Neval Scott Snedegar
Mar 25, 2013
Neval Scott Snedegar, age 77, of Story Branch Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at Georgetown Community Hospital in Georgetown, Kentucky. He was born July 9, 1935, in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Gilbert Clinton and Lela Frances Pickrell Snedegar. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald Lane...
Judy Stamper Dunaway Riggsby
Mar 25, 2013
Judy Stamper Dunaway Riggsby, age 71, of Owens Road North, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 25, 2013, at her residence. Born April 7, 1941, in Clearfield, Kentucky, the daughter of the late William Hollie Stamper and Ethel Lambert Stamper McBrayer, she was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Beecher McBrayer. Judy is survived by her husband, Vernon...
Cledith E. Dehart
Mar 21, 2013
Cledith E. Dehart, age 82, of Seas Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Carter County Nursing and Rehab in Grayson, Kentucky. He was born December 23, 1930, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Chester Arthur and Lyda Matthews Dehart. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Kenneth, Vencil,...
Agnes S. Williams
Mar 19, 2013
Agnes Smith Williams, 82, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at St. Claire Regional Medical Center March 19, 2013, after a long illness. Born April 11, 1930, in Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky, her parents were Rollie Estill Smith and Mayme Pearl Eldridge Smith. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Rollie Estill Smith, Jr. Agnes was married to...
Paul Hamilton
Mar 17, 2013
Paul Hamilton, age 52, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington. Born May 20, 1960, in Morehead, Kentucky, he is the son of Helen Roberts Hamilton of Hillsboro, Kentucky, and Willis Hamilton, who passed away October 14, 2003. In addition to his mother, Paul is survived by two daughters, Melanie...
Wilbur Franklin Watson
Mar 17, 2013
Wilbur Franklin Watson, age 86, of Watson Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 17, 2013, at his home. He was born March 13, 1927, at Roscoe, Kentucky, in Elliott County, a son of the late George and Plura Lewis Watson. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Lena B. Scott, and one niece, Linda...
Judy Faris Knipp
Mar 16, 2013
Judy Faris Knipp, age 69, of Independence, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Bristol Village Nursing Home in Waverly, Ohio. Born December 25, 1943, in Cincinnati, Ohio, she was the beloved daughter of the late Russell and Blanche Crawford Faris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Faris. Judy was...
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