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Donnie  Ray Helterbrand

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

James  Terrell Wilhoit

James Terrell Wilhoit

Jul 23, 2012

James Terrell Wilhoit, age 90, of Rockvale, Tennessee, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Wilhoit was born June 18, 1922, in Hillsboro, Texas, the son of Ollie Lee and A. Z. Terrell Wilhoit. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, James...

Cleo  Hall Keeton

Cleo Hall Keeton

Jul 23, 2012

Cleo Hall Keeton, age 94, of Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012, at Elliott County Nursing and Rehab in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, where she resided the last few years. Born February 2, 1918, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the eldest of ten children of the late William H. and Myrtle Rose Hall. Besides her parents, she...

Archie  Wayne Seyfang

Archie Wayne Seyfang

Jul 22, 2012

Archie Wayne Seyfang, age 67, of Idlewood Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at his residence. Born October 20, 1944, in Washington, Court House, Ohio, he was a son of the late Frank Leroy and Martha Coulter Seyfang. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Walter Seyfang, a newborn baby...

Dr. Robert W. Grueninger

Dr. Robert W. Grueninger

Jul 22, 2012

Dr. Robert W. Grueninger, 72, of Red Fox Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, a Morehead State University Professor Emeritus and community leader, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born November 3, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a son of the late Robert and Grace Lenore Fishbaugh Grueninger. Dr. Grueninger is survived by...

Delphine T. Glinski Welchert

Delphine T. Glinski Welchert

Jul 18, 2012

Delphine T. Glinski Welchert, age 71, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born July 24, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of the late Frank and Helen Sabiszak Glinski. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Welchert, who...

Luster  Andy Mckinney

Luster Andy Mckinney

Jul 17, 2012

Luster -Andy- McKinney, 86, of Indianapolis, Indiana, a native of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at Kindred Transitional Care in Greenfield, Indiana. Mr. McKinney was born September 4, 1925, in Cogswell, Kentucky, a son of the late Cleates and Cannie Jones McKinney. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Ray, Ralph,...

Shirley  Ann Humphries

Shirley Ann Humphries

Jul 16, 2012

Shirley Ann Humphries, age 70, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 16, 2012, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born July 17, 1941, in Fleming County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Luther James and Emma Mae Saunders Humphries. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...

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