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Opal  Whitt Adkins

Opal Whitt Adkins

Jul 17, 2010

Opal Whitt Adkins, age 95, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, widow of Beecher Herman Adkins, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2010, at her residence. She was born May 24, 1915, in Morgan County, Kentucky, to Garfield and Susie Whitt. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four siblings, Otis, Eva, Marie, and Rebee; two grandchildren, Winford Adkins...

J.  D. Plank

J. D. Plank

Jul 16, 2010

J. D. Plank, age 77, of Kirkland, Indiana, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, July 16, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Hospital East in Lafayette, Indiana. Born September 15, 1932, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Elmer and Cora Mae Esham Plank. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Guy...

Michael  Davis Tindell

Michael Davis Tindell

Jul 15, 2010

Michael -Mike- Davis Tindell, age 50, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born September 15, 1959, in Plant City, Florida, he is the son of Joe and Merle Green Tindell of Wesley Chapel, Florida. In addition to his parents, Mike is survived by his...

William  Alex Lee

William Alex Lee

Jul 14, 2010

William Alex Lee, age 79, of Ashgrove Drive, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, at his residence. Born October 8, 1930, in Clark County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John and Dollie Wingate Lee. Alex is survived by his wife of 57 years, Betty Parks Lee; three sons, Bret (Kathy) Lee, Kevin (Becky)...

Steve Eldridge

Steve Eldridge

Jul 12, 2010

Steve Eldridge, age 69, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 12, 2010, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 16, 1941, in Carter County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Dail and Jean Jones Eldridge. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Jeanenne Gilliam and Willa Bea...

Alma Lois Ellington Bellamy

Alma Lois Ellington Bellamy

Jul 8, 2010

MOREHEAD - Alma Lois Ellington Bellamy, age 81, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the home of her daughter Lisa. Born February 1, 1929, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Taylor and Mildred Marie Williams Ellington. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Harold Ellington, James...

Edith  Vencill Cline

Edith Vencill Cline

Jul 6, 2010

Edith V. Cline, age 99, of Middletown, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, died July 6, 2010, at Hawthorn Glen Nursing Home in Middletown, Ohio. She was born April 15, 1911, in Elliott County, Kentucky, to her parents, Roy B. Vencill and Bertha (Wells) Vencill. Her family moved to Haldeman, Kentucky, in 1925 where she helped her parents run the...

Bobby  Vernon Pennington

Bobby Vernon Pennington

Jul 6, 2010

Bobby Vernon Pennington, age 70, of Seas Branch Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at his residence. Born October 26, 1939, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Zules -Dude- and Audrey Slone Pennington. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandchild, Shelby White, and three brothers, Roger Pennington...

Christine  Black Rawlings

Christine Black Rawlings

Jul 6, 2010

Christine Black Rawlings, age 93, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born December 23, 1916, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Henry J. Black and Sallie Choat Black. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by five sisters, Geneva Alfrey, Edith Filson, Eula...

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,...

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