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Charles Franklin Frank White

Charles Franklin Frank White

Feb 26, 2011

Charles Franklin -Frank- White, age 71, of Mesa, Arizona, passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011. Born November 6, 1939, in Clearfield, Kentucky, he is the son of Edith Pruitt White of Clearfield, Kentucky, and the late Allie White. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one sister, Theresa Sieloff. In addition to his mother, Frank...

Jerry  Lee Owens

Jerry Lee Owens

Feb 23, 2011

Jerry Lee Owens, age 69, of CCC Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Barbara Sue Purnell Owens, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born September 12, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late John and Bertha Craft Owens. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two...

Alice Elizabeth Gibbs Harris

Alice Elizabeth Gibbs Harris

Feb 23, 2011

Alice Elizabeth Gibbs Harris, age 79, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born June 13, 1931, in Jeffersonville, Kentucky, daughter of the late Russell and Margaret Ann King Gibbs. Her husband, Oral Harris, preceded her in death on March 16, 2002. She...

Jeffrey  Mark Boyle

Jeffrey Mark Boyle

Feb 23, 2011

Jeffrey Mark Boyle, age 57, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born June 26, 1953, in Boyd County, Kentucky, he is the son of Clydia Jo Wells Wood of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Edwin Boyle. In addition to his mother, Mark is survived by two children, Edwin Mark...

Clara  Barton Potter-Keyes

Clara Barton Potter-Keyes

Feb 18, 2011

Clara Barton Potter/Keyes, 55, of Morehead, KY is with Jesus now. She passed Friday, February 18, 2011, at home. Originally from Manchester in Clay County, KY, she was the daughter of Leslie and Rena Potter. Clara is survived by her husband John R. and son John Barton Keyes, sisters Linda Potter and Leslie Reynolds of Lexington, and four brilliant...

Billy  Gene Bowling,  Jr.

Billy Gene Bowling, Jr.

Feb 17, 2011

Billy Gene Bowling, Jr., age 48, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2011, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia, from injuries sustained in an accident. Born September 30, 1962, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Billy Gene and Opal Rivers Bowling of Olive Hill, Kentucky. In addition to his...

Dessie  Adkins Charles

Dessie Adkins Charles

Feb 16, 2011

Dessie Adkins Charles, age 84, of Piedmont Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at her residence. She was born August 28, 1926, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Tony and Margaret Elizabeth (Lizzie) Hutchinson Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Raymond Charles, and one daughter, Frances...

Ladonna  K. Payne

Ladonna K. Payne

Feb 14, 2011

LaDonna K. Payne of West Liberty, KY, passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 at her residence, after an extended illness, at the age of 61 years, 1 month, and 18 days. She was born on Tuesday, December 27, 1949 at Lenox, KY, a daughter of the late Quentin -Babe- & Rose Hay Johnson. LaDonna was a LPN and a...

Rebecca Becky Lynn Dorton

Rebecca Becky Lynn Dorton

Feb 14, 2011

Glenna Rebecca Lynn -Becky- Dorton, age 50, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 14, 2011. Born May 15, 1960, in West Union, Ohio, she is the daughter of Delores Yvonne -Dodie- Mullins Dorton of West Union, Ohio, and the late Richard L. Dorton. In addition to her mother, Becky is survived by two daughters, Sarah Elizabeth Damron Clark...

Elizabeth  Workman Hays

Elizabeth Workman Hays

Feb 12, 2011

Elizabeth Hays, age 93, of Shelby, Ohio, died Saturday, February 12, 2011, at Shelby Pointe after an extended illness. She was born June 1, 1917, in Rowan County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Van and Mary (Mann) Workman. She was a former employee of AMF and of D & N Packing in Shelby. She was a member of...

William  Dallas Patton

William Dallas Patton

Feb 11, 2011

William Dallas Patton, two-week-old son of Daniel Patton and Smatha McBrayer of Christian Street, Morehead, Kentucky, was born January 27, 2011, in Morehead and joined the Heavenly Angels on Friday, February 11, 2011, at his home. In addition to his parents, William Dallas is survived by grandparents, John and Teresa Meade of Morehead, and Daniel L. Patton of Jeffersonville,...

Margaret  Kissick Herrington

Margaret Kissick Herrington

Feb 11, 2011

Margaret Marie Riddle Kissick Herrington, age 65, of Old Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away February 11, 2011, at her residence. She was born April 2, 1945, in Muncie, Indiana, and was the daughter of the late Allie and Gertrude Jent Riddle. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Herman Riddle and Bobby Riddle, and...

Thomas  Tom Utterback

Thomas Tom Utterback

Feb 10, 2011

Thomas -Tom- Utterback, age 48, of Goldston, North Carolina, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2011, at the FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He was born August 11, 1962, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the son of Chalmer and Phyllis Fultz Utterback of Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers,...

Helen  Tierce Wentz

Helen Tierce Wentz

Feb 9, 2011

Helen Grace Tierce Wentz, 86, passed away in West Palm Beach, Florida on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, after complications from an injury. Her loving husband Byron Emerson Wentz predeceased her after 65 wonderful years of marriage. She was a faithful wife, a wonderful mother, a loving grandmother and a proud great-grandmother. Although she will be greatly missed, her family...

Lillie  Trent Adkins

Lillie Trent Adkins

Feb 6, 2011

Lillie Trent Adkins, age 91, of Kegley Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Community Hospice Care in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born July 9, 1919, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Eliex and Gracie Sloan Trent. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Clint and Clell...

Castiel And Gaberiel Shearer

Castiel And Gaberiel Shearer

Feb 5, 2011

Castiel King Shearer and Gaberiel Silas Shearer, twin sons of Jessica Hope Shearer and Carlos Chambers of Morehead, Kentucky, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth on February 5, 2011, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. In addition to their parents, survivors include one brother, Malakhi Jahiem Shearer, at home; maternal grandparents, Vincent E. Harper and Janice B....

Kenneth D. Kenbo Black

Kenneth D. Kenbo Black

Feb 3, 2011

Kenneth D. -Kenbo- Black, age 48, of Old Midland Trail, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011, at his residence. He was born September 13, 1962, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, son of the late Wilbert and Missouri Combs Black. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Otis Black in 1991, and one sister,...

Charles  Mark Perry

Charles Mark Perry

Feb 2, 2011

Charles Mark Perry, age 47, of Possum Ridge Road, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011, at his residence. Born April 24, 1963, in West Liberty, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Charles and Novella Roxan Roberts Perry. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Gary Lee Sargent, and James Dorton...

Thomas Dee Tom Parish

Thomas Dee Tom Parish

Feb 1, 2011

Thomas Dee -Tom- Parish, age 49, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born June 7, 1961, in Morehead, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dee and Frankie Thompson Parish. Tom is survived by one sister, Elaine (Rick) Keller of Hillsboro,...

Maxine  Barber Denton

Maxine Barber Denton

Jan 31, 2011

Maxine Barber Denton, age 98, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, a teacher, community and church leader, and devoted mother and grandmother, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011, at her home. Born October 29, 1912, in Bath County, Kentucky, she was the middle child of Everett and Lutie Thompson Barber. The family, including Maxine-s four siblings, moved to Fleming County in 1918....

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