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Wilburn  Ray Smedley

Wilburn Ray Smedley

Jul 5, 2010

Wilburn Ray Smedley, age 81, of Dry Creek Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 5, 2010, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born September 26, 1928, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of Melvin and Rebecca Frances Ginter Smedley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill Smedley and Fred...

Sara L. Briseno Glover

Sara L. Briseno Glover

Jul 5, 2010

Sara L. Briseno Glover, age 48, of Sterling Heights, Michigan, passed away July 5, 2010, at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, Michigan. She was born June 6, 1962, in Westland, Michigan, daughter of Rudolph and Audrey Woodrow Briseno. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Merrill Thomas Scott. Sara is survived by her...

Don Adams

Don Adams

Jul 4, 2010

Donald Lloyd (Don) Adams, age 63, of Fraley Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, at his residence. Born June 13, 1947, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, he is the son of Fred Adams of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the late Winona Ferguson Adams. Don is also survived by his wife of 40 years, Darlene Pinkerton Adams, and...

Carl  Edward Winzer

Carl Edward Winzer

Jul 2, 2010

Carl Edward Winzer, Sr., age 79, of Maysville, Missouri, passed away Friday, July 2, 2010, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. Born July 12, 1930, in Spring Grove, Indiana, he was the son of the late Charles Augustus Winzer and Edith Oda Baker Winzer. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mildred Winzer Belcher, and...

Marie  Kissick Strong

Marie Kissick Strong

Jun 29, 2010

Marie Kissick Strong, age 69, of Sanford, FL, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, died Tuesday, June 29, 2010. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, William H. Strong; her daughter and son-in-law, Valerie (Strong) and James Sanders; and grandson William, all of Atlanta, GA. Also surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Paris (Catherine) Jackson, Jr., of Morehead, KY; Mrs....

Deloris Ann Jordan Trent

Deloris Ann Jordan Trent

Jun 26, 2010

Deloris Ann Jordan Trent, age 61, of Oak Grove Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born July 17, 1948, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Thurston and Pearlie Dean Jordan. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William Jordan...

William  Wes Moore

William Wes Moore

Jun 25, 2010

William -Wes- Moore, age 91, of Johnson Avenue, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Friday, June 25, 2010, at St. Joseph in Mt. Sterling. Born October 12, 1918, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Roger and Ethel Toy Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his wife of 70 years, Helen Gay Wells Moore; two daughters,...

Vercil  Did Sloan

Vercil Did Sloan

Jun 23, 2010

Vercil -Did- Sloan, age 85, of Quesinberry Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at his residence. Born October 4, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Henry and Bertha Trent Sloan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lornelle Brown Sloan on November 16, 1995; one son, Ricky Lee Sloan;...

Florence  Durbin Abney

Florence Durbin Abney

Jun 22, 2010

Florence Durbin Abney, age 85, of Rose Street, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born August 10, 1924, in Estill County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Tom and Nancy Jane Harris Durbin. Mrs. Abney is survived by her husband of 68 years,...

Katherine  Kirk Riley

Katherine Kirk Riley

Jun 21, 2010

Katherine Kirk Riley, age 98, of Flemingsburg, Kentucky, formerly of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010, at the Fleming County Hospital. Born December 10, 1911, in Fleming County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Effie Conway Kirk. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Riley; a son, James...

Leslie Joell Cummins Blevins

Leslie Joell Cummins Blevins

Jun 19, 2010

Leslie Joell Cummins Blevins, age 31, of Riddle Fork, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2010, at her residence. Born May 22, 1979, at Ft. Hood in Killeen, Texas, she is the daughter of Art Cummins of Morehead, Kentucky, and Donna Toller Cummins of Lexington, Kentucky. Leslie is also survived by her husband, Timothy James -T. J.- Blevins,...

Dr. Robert Jerome Thomas

Dr. Robert Jerome Thomas

Jun 18, 2010

Dr. Robert Jerome Thomas, age 58, of India Drive, Ashland, Kentucky, passed away Friday, June 18, 2010, in Alpena, Michigan. He was born August 26, 1951, in Hazel Park, Michigan, and is the son of Louella Ward Thomas of Morehead, Kentucky, and John Carl Thomas, who passed away April 15, 2004. Besides his father, Robert was preceded in death...

Robert Clay Bob Amburgey

Robert Clay Bob Amburgey

Jun 18, 2010

Robert Clay -Bob- Amburgey, 75, of Chase Lane, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, June 18, 2010, at his residence. He was born August 31, 1934, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, son of the late William Isaac and Lizzie Montgomery Amburgey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Billy Amburgey. Bob is survived by his wife, Sue...

Thomas  Edwin Dehart

Thomas Edwin Dehart

Jun 16, 2010

Thomas Edwin Dehart, age 64, of Conn Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at his residence after a long illness. Born May 24, 1946, in Elliott County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Melvin and Hazel Binion Dehart. He was preceded in death by one son, Douglas Edwin Dehart, on March 6, 2007; two...

Gabriel Christian James Smith

Gabriel Christian James Smith

Jun 14, 2010

Gabriel Christian James Smith, loving son of Dakota James Smith and Whitney Jo Thornton Smith of Pleasant Valley Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, joined the Heavenly Angels at birth on Monday, June 14, 2010, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Gabriel is also survived by one brother, Caden Smith of Olive Hill, Kentucky; maternal grandparents, Debbie Vinson...

Jewell  Catron Seagraves

Jewell Catron Seagraves

Jun 14, 2010

Jewell Catron Seagraves, age 83, of Old Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 14, 2010, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born June 18, 1926, in Elliottville, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late John and Kate Nickles Catron. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Olive Lee...

Bill Caudill

Bill Caudill

Jun 13, 2010

Bill Caudill, age 78, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born September 28, 1931, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Samuel James (Jim) and Gracie Brown Caudill. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Harlan James Caudill,...

Minnie  Mabry Sagraves

Minnie Mabry Sagraves

Jun 13, 2010

Minnie Rebecca Mabry Sagraves, age 85, of New Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2010, at Hernando-Pasco Hospice in New Port Richey, Florida. She was born October 4, 1924, in White Lake, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Willie and Anna Leadingham Mabry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters,...

Jimmy J. Buster Lewis

Jimmy J. Buster Lewis

Jun 11, 2010

Jimmy J. -Buster- Lewis, age 72, of Salt Lick, Kentucky, building contractor, business owner, and used car lot dealer, passed away Friday, June 11, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born December 7, 1937, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, son of the late James A. -Bud- and Goldie Marie Adams Lewis. In addition to...

Ed Hiler

Ed Hiler

Jun 8, 2010

Ed Hiler, age 102, of McCormick Road, formerly of Tapp Lane, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at his residence. He was born October 24, 1907, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, son of the late Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Prewitt Hiler. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia Clem Hiler;...

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