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Ellen Thornsberry Thomas
May 22, 2012
Ellen Thornsberry Thomas, age 62, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at her residence. She was born November 18, 1949, in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Asia and Hazel Howard Thornsberry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Jason Clarke Thomas, on May 19, 2004. She is...
Monnie Curtis Hall
May 22, 2012
Monnie Curtis Hall, age 80, of Sharkey Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at Pioneer Trace in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. She was born November 9, 1931, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Hobart and Martha Jane Markwell Curtis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Thelma Baker, and two brothers,...
Jannes Paul Morris
May 22, 2012
Jannes Paul -Jan- Morris, 75, of Timberwood Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Born February 6, 1937, in Pike County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Joe and Myrtie Varney Morris. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Curtis, Ray, and Danny Morris. Jan is survived by his wife, Linda...
Arlie Sherman May
May 21, 2012
Arlie Sherman May, age 74, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at the V.A. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born December 3, 1937, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Henry and Jessie Johnson May. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers, Hershel May, James...
Dr. Harold Edward Holbrook
May 21, 2012
Dr. Harold Edward Holbrook, 86, of Woodson Bend Resort, Bronston, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Jane Young Holbrook, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born August 23, 1925, in Morehead, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Roy Ernest -Pappy- Holbrook and Carrie Lucille Caudill. Besides his parents, he...
Harry Edward Barnes, Jr.
May 20, 2012
Harry Edward Barnes, Jr., 75, of East Clack Mountain Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. He was born August 6, 1936, in McRoberts, Kentucky, to the late Harry Barnes, Sr., and Maxine MacReynolds Barnes. Harry is survived by his wife, Shirley Ann Adams Barnes, whom he married September 29, 1962;...
Thelma Workman Culbert
May 17, 2012
Thelma Workman Culbert, age 77, of Whispering Pines, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Thelma was born August 5, 1934, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Harlan D. and Geneva Phillips Workman. Her only child, Paul Edward Davis, preceded her in death on November 6,...
Beatrice Hazel Sparks Easton
May 17, 2012
Beatrice Hazel Sparks Easton, age 86, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born October 5, 1925, in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lonnie and Wyona Lewis Sparks. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four sisters, Monnie Castle, Dixie Burch, Dorothy Bradley,...
Charles Gulley, Jr.
May 16, 2012
Charles Gulley, Jr., age 75, of Adams Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born May 8, 1937, in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Charles Gulley, Sr., and Bessie Ethel Birchfield Gulley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, James...
John D. Stanley
May 16, 2012
John D. Stanley, age 86, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at Pioneer Trace in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. Born January 4, 1926, in Itawamba County, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Jess E. Stanley and Lula Lesley Stanley. John is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mildred G. Stanley; one son, Dr....
Herbert Madden
May 16, 2012
Herbert Madden, age 83, of Trumbo Road in Carter County, Kentucky, departed this life Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born November 4, 1928, in Carter County, Kentucky, to the late Dewey and Letha Price Madden. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Denver Madden...
Zora Zeke Hyatt
May 16, 2012
Zora Lee -Zeke- Hyatt, age 78, of Meadowlands Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Taylor, Michigan, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at his home. He was born March 6, 1934, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late William Everett Abbott Hyatt and Elizabeth Wallace Hyatt. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, John...
Oleta Jewell Hall Marshall
May 15, 2012
Oleta Jewell Hall Marshall, 91, of Windsor Care, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2012. She was born September 2, 1920, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Bethel and Leafie Jane McClain Hall. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Edwin -Red- Marshall, who passed away in 1963;...
Marcella Fannin Nickell
May 12, 2012
Marcella Fannin Nickell, age 65, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born December 31, 1946, in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Cecil and Made Hampton Fannin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Kay Caudill, and...
Leora Hall Hood
May 12, 2012
Leora Hall Hood, age 92, of Hood Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012, at her home. She was born December 25, 1919, in Morgan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late David Frank and Mary Ellen Elam Hall. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Hood; one son, Russell Hood; and...
Lois Evelyn Wagoner Simmons
May 10, 2012
Lois Evelyn Wagoner Simmons, age 74, of Clearfield Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 2, 1938, in Elliott County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Dee and Nannie Frances Stevens Wagoner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Charity Ison,...
Ernie Lee Johnson
May 10, 2012
Ernie Lee Johnson, age 62, of Morgan Fork Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born March 23, 1950, in Rowan County, Kentucky, Ernie was the son of the late Joe Dickie Johnson and Linda Gregory Johnson Lowe. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by seven...
Carl E. Carter
May 8, 2012
Carl E. Carter, age 72, of Haldeman Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012, at the Pikeville Medical Center in Pikeville, Kentucky. Born January 28, 1940, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Ina Carter. Carl is survived by four sons, Carl Richard Carter of Morehead, Kentucky, Calvin Carter of Fleming County, Kentucky,...
Mary Frances Adkins Hitch
May 7, 2012
Mary Frances Adkins Hitch, age 62, of Fraley Ridge, Elliott County, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 7, 2012, at her residence due to a long illness. She was born January 30, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri, and was the daughter of the late Tom and Beulah Adkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...
Carrie Keafer Raifsnider
May 6, 2012
Carrie Keafer Raifsnider, age 77, of Devin Road, Preston, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born October 22, 1934, in Addison, Ohio, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Hilda Keafer. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny and James Raifsnider. Carrie...
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