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Barbara Louise Crawford Cornett
Aug 24, 2012
Barbara Louise Crawford Cornett, age 74, of Coldiron Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 24, 2012, at her home. Born June 28, 1938, at Grange City in Fleming County, Kentucky, Barbara was a daughter of the late Orville and Cintilla Garner Crawford. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Bobby Monroe...
Delores Burchett Cooley
Aug 23, 2012
Delores Burchett Cooley, age 82, of Chestnut Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. Born March 17, 1930, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the first born of twelve children to Wilford (W. P.) and Ola Baker Burchett. Besides her parents, Delores was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59...
Josh Ferguson
Aug 21, 2012
Joshua Eugene Ferguson, age 30, of Conn Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, in a logging accident. Josh was born on January 20, 1982, in Morehead, Kentucky, and is the son of Lois and Bill Tackitt and Eugene and Sherry Ferguson. He was preceded in death by his beloved maternal grandfather, -Poppy- Cyril Conn, and...
James Richard Rick Ruth
Aug 19, 2012
James Richard -Rick- Ruth, age 52, of South Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012. Born August 2, 1960, in Morgan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Wilma Jean Lykins Ruth of West Liberty, Kentucky, and the late James Marvin Ruth, Jr. Besides his father, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Anthony Duane...
Preston Edward Lawson
Aug 18, 2012
Preston Edward Lawson, infant son of Jeff and Kim Davis Lawson of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth August 18, 2012, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. In addition to his parents, Preston is survived by two brothers, Seth and Trevor Lawson and paternal grandmother, Minnie Brooks, all of Jeffersonville, Kentucky; and maternal grandparents, James Davis of Mt....
Della Merl Sloan Dillon
Aug 17, 2012
Della Merl Sloan Dillon, age 79, of Crum Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012, at her residence. She was born June 3, 1933, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Sam and Rena Trent Sloan. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Ethel Wilson, Mintha Crum,...
Hazel Grace Kelly Gilliam
Aug 14, 2012
Hazel Grace Kelly Gilliam, age 87, of Flemingsburg, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at the Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Maysville. Mrs. Gilliam was born July 29, 1925, in Fleming County, the daughter of Lindsey and Laura Smoot Kelly. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Gilliam,...
Donnie Ray Helterbrand
Aug 11, 2012
Donnie Ray Helterbrand, age 62, of Buckner Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, at Norton-Audubon Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He was born June 21, 1950, on Elk Lick Road in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Mitchell and Vina Plank Helterbrand. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother,...
Willie Stacy
Aug 11, 2012
Willie Stacy, age 83, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, was born in Rowan County, Kentucky, on January 20, 1929, and passed to his heavenly home on Saturday, August 11, 2012, of Parkinson-s disease. He was at the home of his daughter, Mary Jane, and her husband, Rick Crank. Mr. Stacy was predeceased by his parents, Otis and Cora Plank...
Leshia Mae Brickey Burton
Aug 11, 2012
Leshia Mae Brickey Burton, age 50, of S. Brickey Road, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012, at her sister-s home in Morehead, Kentucky. Born February 24, 1962, in Morgan County, Kentucky, she is the daughter of Jaunita Carroll of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, and the late Sammie Brickey. In addition to her mother, Leshia is survived by...
Judith G. Perkins Matthews
Aug 10, 2012
Judith G. Perkins Matthews, age 81, of Springfield, Ohio, a native of Rowan County, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012, at her residence following several months of failing health. Born June 20, 1931, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Everett and Sibbie Cox Caskey. Mrs. Matthews is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Robert...
Charles Deward Foster
Aug 7, 2012
Charles Deward Foster, age 84, of Upper Lick Fork, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born May 27, 1928, at Bangor, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Roy and Nannie Peyton Foster. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Gregory Foster, on August...
Martha Elizabeth Gilliam Maddox
Aug 7, 2012
Martha Elizabeth Gilliam Maddox, age 87, of Emerson, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born July 5, 1925, in Lewis County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Calvin and Cora Rose Gilliam. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, June Gilliam, Myrtle Korstanje,...
Hampton Clay Griffith
Aug 6, 2012
Hampton Clay Griffith, beloved son of Rebekah Lyn Bartley and Nathaniel Hampton Griffith of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth on August 6, 2012, at St. Joseph Mt. Sterling. In addition to his parents, he is also survived by maternal grandparents, Randall Earl and Valarie Lynn Bartley of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; paternal grandparents, Charles Hampton and...
Olive Fay Rigsby Reynolds
Aug 5, 2012
Olive Fay Rigsby Reynolds, age 86, of Cline Court, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, August 5, 2012, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born July 25, 1926, in Clearfield, Kentucky, Olive was a daughter of the late Autie and Maude Barnett Rigsby. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Donald Rigsby and Clifford Rigsby....
Christopher Chris Williams, Sr.
Aug 3, 2012
Christopher -Chris- Williams, Sr., age 48, of Bull Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 3, 2012, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born August 7, 1963, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Wilma Jean Cassity and the late David Lewis Williams, Sr. Chris is survived by four sons, Charles Michael...
Sally Ann Ginter Adams
Aug 2, 2012
Sally Ann Ginter Adams, age 51, of Rawcel Heights, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at the Lucille Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born March 16, 1961, in Lansing, Michigan, she is the daughter of Ralph Ginter of Morehead, Kentucky and Anna Adams Ginter of Grayson, Kentucky. She was preceded in death by one brother, Ralph...
Harvard C. Alfrey
Aug 2, 2012
Harvard C. Alfrey, age 94, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born April 7, 1918, in Yale, Kentucky, in Menifee County, a son of the late Allen L. Alfrey and Katherine Johnson Alfrey Murphy. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Vernon Gene Mabry
Jul 24, 2012
Vernon Gene Mabry, age 81, of Kodiak Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky after an extended illness. Born November 7, 1930, in Portsmouth, Ohio, Vernon was a son of the late Phillip McKinley and Hazel Williams Mabry. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one...
Ruby Mae Flora Kissick
Jul 24, 2012
Ruby Mae Flora Kissick, age 72, of Colfax Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born January 12, 1940, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Gray Flora. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Wilson...
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