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Charles  Wilford Bailey

Charles Wilford Bailey

Dec 3, 2012

Charles Wilford Bailey, age 87, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 16, 1925, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Bill and Bess Eden Bailey. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by one brother, Ervin...

Betty Allie Phillips Lake

Betty Allie Phillips Lake

Dec 2, 2012

Betty Allie Phillips Lake, age 85, of North Willow Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012, at Baptist East Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born April 5, 1927, in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Aleson and Mary Belle Strangeway Phillips. Her husband of 63 years, Dr. Allen Leonard Lake, preceded her in death...

Kenneth  D. Clark

Kenneth D. Clark

Dec 2, 2012

Kenneth David Clark, age 72, of Holly Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012, at his residence. Born November 29, 1940, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Jack and Dorothy Polly Clark. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Inez Waltz and Eula Plank, and one brother,...

Burness  D. Buckner

Burness D. Buckner

Nov 28, 2012

Burness D. Buckner, age 85, of Whispering Pines, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville, Kentucky. He was born February 28, 1927, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Lloyd and Lola Ison Buckner. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Jack Buckner, Clyde M....

Velma  Roe Conn

Velma Roe Conn

Nov 28, 2012

Velma Roe Conn, age 78, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born May 8, 1934, in Jacobs, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Jess and Beulah Porter Roe. Her husband, Eugene (Gene) Conn, preceded her in death on November 26, 2007. Mrs. Conn...

Phyllis Ann Conn Scaggs

Phyllis Ann Conn Scaggs

Nov 28, 2012

Phyllis Ann Conn Scaggs, age 52, of White Road, Soldier, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born January 22, 1960, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of Russell Conn and Loretta Marshall Conn Lowe. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Gary...

Frieda Joyce James Willeroy

Frieda Joyce James Willeroy

Nov 27, 2012

Frieda Joyce James Willeroy, age 77, of Grange City, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2012, at Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Born January 15, 1935, in Fleming County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Lettie Cooper James. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Evelyn James Seithers, and three...

Mary Jane Jennings Harris Mauk

Mary Jane Jennings Harris Mauk

Nov 25, 2012

Mary Jane Jennings Harris Mauk, age 88, of Rock Hill Road, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012, at her residence. She was born September 30, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Harrison and Maudie B. Day Jennings. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Delmas...

Gracie  Lorane Drake

Gracie Lorane Drake

Nov 24, 2012

Gracie Lorane Drake, age 65, of Indian Creek Road, Hillsboro Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2012, at her residence. Born May 23, 1947, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late William and Zola Roberts Drake. Survivors include two daughters, Mona Coffman and Debra Hall, both of Hillsboro, Kentucky; two granddaughters, Kayla Coffman and Colleen...

Ricky  Dean Hamilton

Ricky Dean Hamilton

Nov 20, 2012

Ricky Dean Hamilton, age 15, of Poplar Plains Road, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, in Fleming County, Kentucky. Born February 18, 1997, in Maysville, Kentucky, he is the son of Ricky Lane and Kathy Lynn Dyer Hamilton. In addition to his parents, Ricky is survived by two sisters and brothers-in-law, Heather and Rodney Cummings, Sr. of...

Denzil  B. Fannin

Denzil B. Fannin

Nov 20, 2012

Bishop Denzil B. Fannin, age 80, of Hwy. 173, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at his residence. Born May 17, 1932, in Elliott County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Lancelett Fannin and Lula Reynolds Fannin. A brother, Luther Edward Fannin, also preceded him in death. On November 4, 1950, Denzil was united...

Lucille  Fultz Stamper

Lucille Fultz Stamper

Nov 18, 2012

Lucille Fultz Stamper, 81, of Carlisle, Ohio, passed away Sunday, November 18, 2012, at Atrium Medical Center in Middletown, Ohio. She was born February 13, 1931, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Jack and Lottie (Fife) Fultz. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Brenda Stamper, and siblings, Zola Riley, Irene Stamper,...

Joyce Littleton Johnson Farrar

Joyce Littleton Johnson Farrar

Nov 15, 2012

Joyce Carole Littleton Johnson Farrar, age 69, of Luling, Texas, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012, at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in Seguin, Texas. Born May 6, 1943, in Rowan County, Kentucky, Joyce is the daughter of Violet Sturgill Littleton of Apex, North Carolina, and Shirley Allen Littleton, who passed away September 14, 1994....

Donald Howard Don Cox

Donald Howard Don Cox

Nov 13, 2012

Donald Howard 'Don' Cox, age 80, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at his residence. Born October 7, 1932, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Walter Grider and Lou Ada Parish Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Stirl, Oral, Willard, Blaine,...

Pal  B. Barker

Pal B. Barker

Nov 13, 2012

Pal B. Barker, age 78, of Holly Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at his residence. Born September 17, 1934, in Enterprise, Kentucky, he was the son of the late James and Goldie Glover Barker. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Delbert, Ralph, and Billy Barker, and one sister, Ernestine...

William  Chalmer Johnson

William Chalmer Johnson

Nov 11, 2012

William Chalmer Johnson, age 65, of Bluebank Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 11, 1947, in Morgan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Kelly and Chloe Conley Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his second wife, Cynthia...

Douglas Williams

Douglas Williams

Nov 9, 2012

Douglas Williams, age 50, of Overlook Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at Pearl River County Hospital in Poplarville, Mississippi. Born June 4, 1962, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is a son of Wilma Jean Cassity Williams of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late David Lewis Williams, Sr. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by...

Sheila Diane Johnson Phillips

Sheila Diane Johnson Phillips

Nov 7, 2012

Sheila Diane Johnson Phillips, age 60, of Cow Branch Road, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at her residence. Born May 13, 1952, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Quentin 'Babe' Johnson and Rose Hay Johnson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Phillip Tyrone Johnson, and...

Mary Plunkett

Mary Plunkett

Nov 7, 2012

Mary Plunkett, age 94, of Lebanon, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at Parkwood Health Care Center in Lebanon, Indiana. Born May 9, 1918, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Jerdan Curtis and Bertha Jane Bradshaw Cassidy. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Claude Vanlandingham, Sr.; second husband, Charles...

Sterling Johnson

Sterling Johnson

Nov 6, 2012

Carl Sterling Johnson, age 85, of Sugarloaf Mountain, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at his residence. Born July 27, 1927, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the only child of the late Carl S. and Louise Havern Harris Johnson. His wife, Doris Marie Zimmerman Johnson, whom he wed April 16, 1948, preceded him in death on...

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