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Randall Baldridge

Randall Baldridge

Jan 25, 2011

Randall -Randy- Baldridge, age 53, of Ridgeway Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, as the result of an aneurysm. Randy was born December 15, 1957, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and is the son of Ezra Baldridge, Jr. of Morehead, Kentucky, and Phyllis DeWitt Phipps of Abilene, Texas. In...

Cobern  Lee Kegley

Cobern Lee Kegley

Jan 23, 2011

Cobern Lee Kegley, age 70, of Beartown Ridge, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011, at his residence. Born July 17, 1940, at Sideway, Kentucky, in Elliott County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Lucy McDaniel Kegley. Cobern is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sarah Jane Middleton Kegley, whom he married June...

Paul  M. Williamson

Paul M. Williamson

Jan 23, 2011

Paul Mackie Williamson, age 85, Clearfield, Kentucky, husband of the late Vileta Cooper Williamson, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2011, at his residence. Born October 17, 1925, in Stamford, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Paul and Jeanette Mackie Williamson. Paul is survived by one daughter, Bonnie W. Halpin and her husband Robert of North Myrtle Beach,...

Sarah Rachel Perry Erwin

Sarah Rachel Perry Erwin

Jan 21, 2011

Sarah Rachel Perry Erwin, age 94, of Lucasville, Ohio, formerly of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, at the Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio. She was born September 9, 1916, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of Arthur and Cora Reeder Perry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Maymie  Tabor Browning

Maymie Tabor Browning

Jan 21, 2011

Maymie Tabor Browning, age 81, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Carter County, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 21, 2011, at the residence of her daughter, Minnie Hunt, in Mansfield, Ohio. Maymie was born May 2, 1929, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Russell and Mary Dailey Tabor. Maymie is survived by ten children: Nancy...

Brent Carter

Brent Carter

Jan 20, 2011

Brent Carter, age 24, of Veterans Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Fleming County, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011, at the Community Hospice Care in Ashland, Kentucky, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on July 11, 2009, in Carter County. He was born December 2, 1986, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the son of Tina Hamm...

Grace  Cornett Amburgey

Grace Cornett Amburgey

Jan 20, 2011

Grace Cornett Amburgey, 89, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Ridgeway Manor in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born April 27, 1921, in Knott County, Kentucky, to the late -Banjo- Bill and Malissa Combs Cornett. Grace graduated from Hindman Settlement School in 1938 and then attended Alice Lloyd College for two years. She earned...

Margaret Rose Reynolds Burns

Margaret Rose Reynolds Burns

Jan 19, 2011

Margaret Rose Reynolds Burns, age 76, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. She was born October 24, 1934, at Farmers, Kentucky, in Rowan County, and was the daughter of the late Ivan Reynolds, Sr. and Hazel Jones Reynolds. Her husband, Frank C. Burns, passed away December 1, 2001. Mrs....

Vaniel Anderson Van Gee

Vaniel Anderson Van Gee

Jan 18, 2011

Vaniel Anderson -Van- Gee, age 73, of State Highway 174, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born April 19, 1937, in Carter County, Kentucky, son of the late Andy and Nano Estelle Underwood Gee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Hobert Adkins

Hobert Adkins

Jan 18, 2011

Hobert Adkins, age 90, of Douglas Hollow, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at his residence. He was born February 17, 1920, in Morgan County, Kentucky, son of the late Elliott and Dicy Hill Adkins. He was also preceded in death by six brothers and sisters; his wife, Sadie Lucille Keaton Adkins; two sons, Tony Jay...

Dennis  Lee Wilson

Dennis Lee Wilson

Jan 17, 2011

Dennis Lee Wilson, age 42, of Matthews Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born April 18, 1968, he is the son of Dennis Gale and Patricia Young Wilson of Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Dennis is also survived by his wife, Lisa May Wilson, whom he wed August 8, 1992,...

Merl L. Pennington Wolfe

Merl L. Pennington Wolfe

Jan 17, 2011

Merl L. Pennington Wolfe, age 84, of Walton Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, January 17, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born April 6, 1926, at Brown Ridge in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Dewey and Mallie Jenkins Pennington. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Lowell  Ray Gearhart

Lowell Ray Gearhart

Jan 14, 2011

Lowell Ray Gearhart, age 49, of Bearskin Hollow, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 14, 2011, at Ridgeway Nursing & Rehab in Owingsville, Kentucky. He was born August 3, 1961, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the son of Bertha Ferguson Gearhart of Morehead and the late Alfred Gearhart. In addition to his mother, Ray is survived by his...

Michael  L. Howard

Michael L. Howard

Jan 13, 2011

Michael Lynn Howard, age 60, of Highway 711,West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, January 13, 2011. He was born January 10, 1951, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and is the son of Dorothy Collins Howard of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, and the late Linville Howard. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two sons, Steve and Wayne...

J.  Clement Mathis

J. Clement Mathis

Jan 12, 2011

J. Clement Mathis, age 69, of N. Blair Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at his residence. Born July 10, 1941, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, he was the son of the late Clement Mathis, and Anice Powellson Mathis. Mr. Mathis is survived by one son, James A. Mathis of Morehead; two daughters, Heather Mathis of Morehead...

Avonelle  W. Dyer

Avonelle W. Dyer

Jan 10, 2011

Mrs. Avonelle W. Dyer, 89, of Morehead, went to be with the Lord on January 10, 2011, at St. Joseph-Mt. Sterling. Born November 16, 1921, at Holler Poplar, KY, she was the daughter of the late Claude Whitt and Mary Claudia Lykins Whitt. Avonelle was a member of the first graduating class of Morgan County High School in 1937....

Gary  Lee Black

Gary Lee Black

Jan 9, 2011

Gary Lee Black, age 60, of Big Brushy Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011, at his residence. Born January 25, 1950, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Clifford and Pearl Pennington Black. Gary is survived by his wife, Sue Kendall Black; one son, Jeff (Felicia) Black of Morehead; one daughter, Melissa...

Julie Ann O'Connor Reeves

Julie Ann O'Connor Reeves

Jan 7, 2011

Julie Ann O-Connor Reeves, age 32, of Wallingford, Kentucky, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011, in Lexington, Kentucky, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born October 27, 1978, in Morehead, Kentucky, she is the daughter of Julie Catherine -Cathy- Whitt O-Connor of Morehead and the late Daniel Howard O-Connor. She was also preceded in death by her grandparents,...

Joy Elaine Brigner Ison

Joy Elaine Brigner Ison

Jan 7, 2011

Joy Elaine Brigner Ison, age 52, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, KY, passed away Friday, January 7, 2011, at her home. Born May 4, 1958, in Dayton, Ohio, Joy is the daughter of the late Harold Gene Brigner and Georgia Ann (Pelfrey) McKee of Beaver, Ohio. She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Roma McKee, and a...

Thomas  Edward Stapelton

Thomas Edward Stapelton

Jan 4, 2011

Thomas Edward Stapelton, age 59, of Fallen Timber Branch, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 4, 2011, at his residence. Born June 27, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan, Tom is the son of Ethel M. Sears Stapelton of Hernando, Florida, and the late Jackson Marion Stapelton. In addition to his mother, he is also survived by his wife, Evelyn Marie...

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