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Allen  Leonard Lake

Allen Leonard Lake

Sep 10, 2011

Allen Lake, 86, of Morehead, retired professor of biological sciences at Morehead State University and community leader, passed away at Jewish Hospital in Louisville on Saturday, September 10, 2011. He was a loving and loved husband, father, grandfather. His friends know that his love of his family as well as teaching and learning were priorities throughout his life. Although...

Mary Lou Robbins Hamm

Mary Lou Robbins Hamm

Sep 9, 2011

Mary Lou Robbins Hamm, 67, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, passed away Friday, September 9, 2011, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. Born August 30, 1944, in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Madeline McHugh Robbins. Her husband, Arnold Lee Hamm, passed away January 4, 2007. She is survived by...

Barbara Sue Brown Fannin

Barbara Sue Brown Fannin

Sep 8, 2011

Barbara Sue Brown Fannin, 68, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born October 23, 1942, in Wrigley, Kentucky, she was the only child of the late Herman Clarence and Irene Wells Brown. Barb is survived by her husband of 49 years, Larry Hugh Fannin; their three children,...

Geneva Peach Hamm Kitchen

Geneva Peach Hamm Kitchen

Sep 7, 2011

Geneva Peach Hamm Kitchen, age 81, of Henagar, Alabama, passed away September 7, 2011, at Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, Alabama. Born March 8, 1930, in Soldier, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Arizona Hamilton Hamm. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters, Mary Jane Gregory and Emogene Sparber; brothers, Edmond, Earl, Clifford, and...

James Robert Jim Hinton

James Robert Jim Hinton

Sep 5, 2011

James Robert -Jim- Hinton, age 76, Maddox Lane, Olive Hill, KY, went to be with the Lord on September 5, 2011, at the Life Care Center, Morehead, KY, after a long battle with Parkinson-s disease. Born December 27, 1934, in Haldeman, KY, he was the son of the late Finley and Reba Jennings Hinton. He was also preceded in...

Jb Blakeman

Jb Blakeman

Sep 4, 2011

Jeffery Scott -JB- Blakeman, 52, of Eagle Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 27, 1959, in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, JB was the son of the late James Rexford Blakeman and Wilma Hazle Knott and her husband Louis of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. JB is also survived by his loving...

Edna  Dale Bussell

Edna Dale Bussell

Aug 30, 2011

Edna Dale Bussell, age 74, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at her daughter-s residence. Born January 12, 1937, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Fenton Clay Dale and Gladys Woodard Dale. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Leonard Dale and Raymond Dale. Her husband, Alvin...

Billy  John Kissick

Billy John Kissick

Aug 26, 2011

Billy John Kissick, age 68, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospital Hospice Care Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born October 24, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Harlan and Verna Caudill Kissick. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Eugene Kissick,...

Vercil  E. Jones

Vercil E. Jones

Aug 23, 2011

Vercil E. Jones, age 72, of Green Bend Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at his residence. Born August 26, 1938, in Clearfield, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John S. and Bessie Harggis Jones. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers, Wilford, Glendon, Sherden, Clayton, Wade, and...

Lori Ann Whitt Stroop

Lori Ann Whitt Stroop

Aug 18, 2011

Lori Ann Whitt Stroop, age 45, of Redwine Road, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at U. K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born August 27, 1965, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Beacher Lee and Anna Maude Wagoner Whitt of West Liberty, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, Lori is...

Beulah  S. Fultz

Beulah S. Fultz

Aug 18, 2011

Beulah S. Fultz, 85, widow of Homer Fultz, of Richmond, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Madison Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 17, 1926, in Rowan County, KY to the late Nelson and Bessie Coffey Smith. Mrs. Fultz is survived by two sons, Ronnie Fultz (Charlotte) of Louisville and Kennie Fultz (Regina) of Richmond; four grandchildren, Donovan...

Elder F. T. Littleton

Elder F. T. Littleton

Aug 18, 2011

Elder F. T. Littleton, age 77, of Cobb Road, Williamsburg, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at his residence. He was born October 26, 1933, in Rowan County, Kentucky, son of the late Charles N. and Ethel Tackett Littleton. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by seven brothers, Ersel, Leschester, Walter, Dillard, Oval, Cleo, and Shirley...

Clarence  Edward Claxon

Clarence Edward Claxon

Aug 18, 2011

Clarence Edward Claxon, age 86, of Vanceburg, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2011, at his residence. He was born December 24, 1924, in Lorado, West Virginia, and was the son of the late Alonzo and Sophrona Ruth Hall Claxon. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five sisters, Helen Saunders, Elizabeth Kennard, Dorothy Askins,...

Francis  Marion Callahan

Francis Marion Callahan

Aug 17, 2011

Francis Marion Callahan, age 65, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born October 13, 1945, at Blaze, Kentucky, in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Willis Green Callahan and Mamie Collins Perry Callahan. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Delbert...

Maxine  Marie Adkins

Maxine Marie Adkins

Aug 15, 2011

Maxine Marie Adkins, age 73, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at Heartland Nursing Facility in Centerville, Ohio. She was born July 2, 1938, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Hollie and Grace Thornsberry Adkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Elizabeth  Trent Holloway

Elizabeth Trent Holloway

Aug 15, 2011

Elizabeth Trent Holloway, age 75, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at her residence. Born March 10, 1936, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Harrison and Gladys Howard Trent. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Thelma Jean Trent Stewart, and two brothers, Omer Trent and Hobert Trent. Her...

Larry  Rayburn Blevins

Larry Rayburn Blevins

Aug 15, 2011

Larry Rayburn Blevins, age 60, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 15, 2011, at his home. Born September 9, 1950, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Martha Sparks Blevins of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late James Albert Blevins, Sr., who passed away in 1994. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James Albert...

Hobert  L. Ramey

Hobert L. Ramey

Aug 12, 2011

Hobert L. Ramey, age 91, formerly of Pleasant Valley, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, August 12, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born August 11, 1920, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Henry and Vina Ramey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson, Craig...

Cassie Watkins Fugett Crose

Cassie Watkins Fugett Crose

Aug 11, 2011

Cassie Watkins Fugett Crose, 89 years 6 months and 10 days old, formerly of Blaze, Kentucky, and Jamestown, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 11, 2011, at the Briarfield Nursing Home in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. She was born February 1, 1922, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Sam and Dona Wilson Watkins. In addition to...

Marcella Doris Bannier Gibbons

Marcella Doris Bannier Gibbons

Aug 10, 2011

Marcella Doris Bannier Gibbons, age 70, of Ledgebrook Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born April 20, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Marvin and Ruby Fessler Bannier. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John Bannier, and one son,...

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