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William  Billey Mckenzie

William Billey Mckenzie

Apr 18, 2011

William Billey McKenzie, age 75, of Farmers, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 18, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born May 20, 1935, at Cogswell, Kentucky, in Rowan County, and was the son of the late Andy T. (Bug) McKenzie and Oda Carpenter McKenzie. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Ralph  H. Bailey

Ralph H. Bailey

Apr 13, 2011

Ralph Henry Bailey, age 61, of Pennington Flat Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at his residence. He was born March 5, 1950, in Louisville, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Ralph Henry Bailey and Dorathy States Bailey. Ralph is survived by his wife of 42 years, Susan Jane Klinkner Bailey, whom he married...

Donnie Ison

Donnie Ison

Apr 7, 2011

Donnie Ison, age 74, of Morehead Road, Wallingford, Kentucky, a native of Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2011, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born February 8, 1937, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late George W. Ison and Rissie Alice Adkins Ison. In addition to his...

Winnie Mae Nichols Donahue

Winnie Mae Nichols Donahue

Apr 5, 2011

Winnie Mae Nichols Donahue, age 67, of Donahue Drive, Clearfield, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 5, 2011. She was born February 13, 1944, in Panama City, Florida, and was the daughter of the late Clyde C. Nichols, Sr., and Gladys Whisenhunt Nichols of Florida. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Louella Margaret Ward Thomas

Louella Margaret Ward Thomas

Apr 2, 2011

Louella Margaret Ward Thomas, age 86, of Old House Creek, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born June 9, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late John Leslie and Ferol Withrow Ward. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by six sisters, Maude...

Laxie Pearl Ramey Blankenship

Laxie Pearl Ramey Blankenship

Apr 2, 2011

Laxie Pearl Ramey Blankenship, age 67, of Pretty Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Hilltop Nursing and Rehab in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born September 18, 1943, at Bangor in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Vernon and Estella Foster Ramey. She is survived by the father of her children, Luther Blankenship of Farmers,...

Ann M. Keeton Kennison

Ann M. Keeton Kennison

Apr 1, 2011

Ann M. Keeton Kennison, age 81, of Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away April 1, 2011, at the home of her daughter. Born March 27, 1930, at Bascom, Kentucky, in Elliott County, she was the daughter of the late Ollie and Carrie Lewis Keeton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Marcus Keeton; five infant brothers and...

Joy Merle Mcguire Arnett

Joy Merle Mcguire Arnett

Mar 31, 2011

Joy Merle (McGuire) Arnett, age 80, of Elwood, Indiana, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, went to be with her Lord Thursday, March 31, 2011, at the Community Parkview Care Center in Elwood. Born June 7, 1930, in Hamilton County, Ohio, she was the daughter of Lurman and Julia Fryman McGuire. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Peggy Jean Fultz Hamm

Peggy Jean Fultz Hamm

Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Jean Fultz Hamm, age 63, of Stinson Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at her residence. She was born May 25, 1947, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Curtis and Geneva Howard Fultz. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Jimmie Fultz, on June 30, 2009. Peggy is survived...

Norma Nealis

Norma Nealis

Mar 28, 2011

Norma Nealis, age 85, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Sterling, Kentucky Born October 26, 1925, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Durbin and Gertrude Likes Nealis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Berman Nealis, on March 9,...

Phyllis  Jean Mangold

Phyllis Jean Mangold

Mar 23, 2011

Phyllis Jean Mangold, age 68, of Whispering Pines, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 29, 1942, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, she is the daughter of Ruth Willoughby Sweet of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and the late Phillip Larison. Her husband, James Willard Mangold, preceded her in death on...

Nelda Marie Murphy Pelfrey

Nelda Marie Murphy Pelfrey

Mar 23, 2011

Nelda Marie Murphy Pelfrey, age 83, of Camargo-Levee Road, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born March 26, 1927, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Otis D. Murphy of Ezel, Kentucky, and Sally Congleton Murphy of Camargo, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, she was...

Micheal  Everett Pence

Micheal Everett Pence

Mar 22, 2011

Micheal Everett Pence, age 50, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at his sister-s home. Born November 9, 1960, in Morehead, Kentucky, he is the son of Phyllis Messer Pence of Morehead and the late Ollie Hayse Pence. One brother, David Pence, also preceded him in death. In addition to his mother, Mike is survived by...

Esther Pearl Weskamp Thomas

Esther Pearl Weskamp Thomas

Mar 19, 2011

Esther Pearl Weskamp Thomas, age 91, of Morehead, Kentucky, widow of Claudie B. Thomas, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Hilltop Nursing Center in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born May 29, 1919, in Manzanola, Colorado, daughter of William Joseph Weskamp and Ada Whitmire Weskamp. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers, William,...

Eula M. Sloan Osborne Conley

Eula M. Sloan Osborne Conley

Mar 11, 2011

Eula M. Sloan Osborne Conley, age 84, of Evergreen Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born March 5, 1927, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Ellen Trent Sloan. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Audrey Pennington, Ivory...

Timothy  Ray Rivers

Timothy Ray Rivers

Mar 10, 2011

Timothy Ray Rivers, 45, of Cottage Walk, Cartersville, Georgia, died peacefully March 10, 2011 at his sister-s residence following a 3 - year battle with esophageal cancer. Tim was born November 18, 1965, the son of Millard R. Rivers and Dorothy Pence Rivers and was a member of Rowland Springs Baptist Church. He graduated from Highlands High School in...

Rolland Gayheart

Rolland Gayheart

Mar 8, 2011

Rolland Gayheart, age 72, of Sunset Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at his residence. Born October 26, 1938, in Floyd County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Vester and Bertha Cook Gayheart. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Dorothy Dye; one daughter, Theda Gayheart Walters; and one grandson,...

Alvin  Reynolds Bussell

Alvin Reynolds Bussell

Mar 8, 2011

Alvin Reynolds Bussell, age 75, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born August 26, 1935, in Nicholas County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late George and Oma Pearl Vance Bussell. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Clarene Margaret...

Maudie Ann Trent Wallace

Maudie Ann Trent Wallace

Mar 7, 2011

Maudie Ann Trent Wallace, age 80, of Owens Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, at the U.K. Markey Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Born November 7, 1930, at Stark, Kentucky, in Elliott County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Zora and Vada Skaggs Trent. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers,...

Bonnie  Johnson Hardin

Bonnie Johnson Hardin

Mar 6, 2011

Bonnie Lucille Johnson Hardin, age 44, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born November 23, 1966, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of the late Lilburn and Cynthia Charles Johnson. She is survived by her husband, Richard Gregory Hardin; two sons, Anthony...

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