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Dorothy Dot Sparks Bradley

Dorothy Dot Sparks Bradley

May 4, 2010

Dorothy -Dot- Sparks Bradley, age 77, of Big Brushy Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010, at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehab Center in Owingsville, Kentucky. Born September 27, 1932, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Wyona Lewis Sparks. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Buel Sparks...

Sammy  K. Hanshel

Sammy K. Hanshel

May 3, 2010

Sammy K. Hanshel, age 60, of Freestone Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 3, 2010, at the residence of his friend, Doug Harris. Born November 14, 1949, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Orville Hanshel and Effie Curtis. Sammy is survived by two sons, Allen Hanshel and Kevin Hanshel, both of Clearfield, Kentucky;...

Clayton  E. (Sam)  Stegall

Clayton E. (Sam) Stegall

May 3, 2010

Clayton Eugene (Sam) Stegall, age 74, of KY Highway 173, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 3, 2010, at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born October 18, 1935, at Laurel Creek in Elliott County, Kentucky, son of the late Oscar and Cora Wilson Stegall. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Arizona...

Mitchell Ray Layne Parish

Mitchell Ray Layne Parish

May 1, 2010

Mitchell Ray Layne Parish, age 52, of Christian Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead, Kentucky, after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born September 17, 1957, in Carter County, Kentucky, he was the son of Betty Layne Davis of Clearfield, Kentucky, and the late Chalmer Parish. Mitchell is survived...

Delmer  Glennis Kidd

Delmer Glennis Kidd

Apr 30, 2010

Delmer Glennis Kidd, age 75, of Highway 711, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 30, 2010, at the Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born May 9, 1934 in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Allie and Myrtle Wagnor Kidd. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister,...

Elbert  Ray Mabry

Elbert Ray Mabry

Apr 27, 2010

Elbert Ray Mabry, age 80, of Green Valley, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his residence. He was born October 21, 1929, in Elliott County, Kentucky, son of the late Robert Lee and Sarah Catron Mabry. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Curt Mabry, and one sister, Clara Royse. Elbert is...

William  H. (Bill)  Fouch

William H. (Bill) Fouch

Apr 27, 2010

William H. (Bill) Fouch, age 79, of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehab in Owingsville, Kentucky. He was born December 14, 1930, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Burl and Mildred Merle Moore Fouch. Bill is survived by his wife of 44 years, Garnetta...

Erie Mildred Richards (Millie)  Kreitzer

Erie Mildred Richards (Millie) Kreitzer

Apr 25, 2010

Erie Mildred (Millie) Richards Kreitzer, age 80, of Clearfork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the Elliott County Nursing and Rehab Center in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. She was born June 13, 1929, in Soldier, Kentucky, daughter of the late Jerry Blake and Cecelia Lewis Richards. She was preceded in death by four brothers, John, Ray,...

Christell  Wallace Black

Christell Wallace Black

Apr 25, 2010

Christell Wallace Black, age 90, of Bluebank Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at the residence of her daughter, K. Sue Black. Mrs. Black was born February 14, 1920, in Blue Diamond, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Washington Wallace, who passed away September 28, 1933, and Ellen Lustra Brown Wallace, who passed away June 3,...

Roger  Dale Brown

Roger Dale Brown

Apr 25, 2010

Roger Dale Brown, age 41, of Fraley Road, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at his residence. He was born August 5, 1968, in Elliott County, Kentucky, son of Jasper Brown, Jr. of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Hazel Marie Trent Brown, who passed away January 1, 2008. He was also preceded him in death by...

James E. Jimmy Smedley

James E. Jimmy Smedley

Apr 21, 2010

James E. -Jimmy- Smedley, age 54, of Lodge Hall Hill, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010, from injuries sustained in a tractor accident in Soldier, Kentucky. Born December 19, 1955, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he is the son of Evalee Wilder Smedley of Soldier, Kentucky, and the late Murlin Smedley. Jimmy is survived by his wife...

Helen Ann Stafford Crum

Helen Ann Stafford Crum

Apr 21, 2010

Helen Ann Stafford Crum, age 57, of Laurel Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born December 30, 1952, in Elliott County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Myrl Holbrook Stafford. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Dixie Pennington, Della...

Eva Ann Ison Kissick Sparkman

Eva Ann Ison Kissick Sparkman

Apr 20, 2010

Eva Ann Ison Kissick Sparkman, age 68, of Lafayette Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at her residence. She was born February 23, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late George W. and Rissie Alice Adkins Ison. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Arnold Ison and Earl Ison, and...

James Dee D.) (J.)  Mabry

James Dee D.) (J.) Mabry

Apr 18, 2010

James Dee (J. D.) Mabry, age 48, of State Highway 955, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010. He was born November 2, 1961, in Boyd County, Kentucky, and is the son of Mary Adkins Mabry of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Don Albert Mabry, who passed away January 17, 2010. Besides his mother, he is survived by...

Ruby Jean Graham Porter

Ruby Jean Graham Porter

Apr 17, 2010

Ruby Jean Graham Porter, age 85, of Bull Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, at her residence. Born June 9, 1924, in Covington, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Roy S. and Mae Gasser Graham. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Beulah M. Haney, and one brother, Donald...

Michael  Joe Plank

Michael Joe Plank

Apr 17, 2010

Michael Joe Plank, age 49, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.He was born August 6, 1960, in Portsmouth, Ohio, and is the son of Billy Joe and Berchie Stamm Plank of Morehead, Kentucky.In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Mona Lisa Burton...

Russell  Ernest Dodson,  Jr.

Russell Ernest Dodson, Jr.

Apr 14, 2010

Russell Ernest Dodson, Jr., age 75, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010, at his residences after a long illness. Born April 7, 1935, in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, he was the son of the late Russell Ernest Dodson, Sr., and Esther Jane Margaret Gregory Dodson. Mr. Dodson is survived by his wife of 52 years,...

Terry Arlena Sparks Kovar

Terry Arlena Sparks Kovar

Apr 13, 2010

Terry Arlena Sparks Kovar, age 61, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 13, 2010, at her mother-s residence. She was born March 17, 1949, in Shelby, Ohio, daughter of RoseMary White Wright of Morehead, Kentucky, and Erna B. Sparks of Indiana. Her stepfather, Bob Wright, preceded her in death on December 25, 2004. In addition to...

Paston Bert William Mcbrayer

Paston Bert William Mcbrayer

Apr 12, 2010

Visitation: Thursday, April 15, 2010, after 5 p.m. Funeral: Friday, April 16, 2010, at 11 a.m. Interment: McBrayer Cemetery

Bert  William Mcbrayer

Bert William Mcbrayer

Apr 12, 2010

Pastor Bert William McBrayer, Sr., age 98, of Bozeman, Montana, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, died on Monday, April 12, 2010. He was born October 12, 1911, in Rowan County, Kentucky, the son of the late Charles Henry and Mary Elizabeth Johnson McBrayer. He was educated in the Poplar Grove and Oak Grove one-room schools where his father was the...

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