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Volena Plank Buckner Evans

Volena Plank Buckner Evans

Jun 3, 2009

Volena Plank Buckner Evans, age 90, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born April 21, 1919, at Triplett in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Jake Plank and Rosa Butler Plank. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Lorene...

Sharon  Gregory Skinner

Sharon Gregory Skinner

Jun 1, 2009

Sharon Gregory Skinner, age 38, of North Wilson Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, wife of Patrick Skinner, air medical pilot for P.H.I., passed away Monday, June 1, 2009, at her residence after a seven-month battle with cancer. Born March 11, 1971, in New Prague, Minnesota, Sharon is the daughter of Walter and Carol Kopoitzke Gregory of Slayton, Minnesota. Sharon and Patrick...

Ethel  Fannin Owsley

Ethel Fannin Owsley

May 28, 2009

Ethel Mae Fannin Owsley, age 88, of Pennington Flat Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center. Born February 7, 1921, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Claude and Florene Duvall Fannin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother,...

Mary  Elizabeth Strange

Mary Elizabeth Strange

May 25, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Lee Strange, age 88, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 25, 2009, at her residence after a long illness. She was born January 27, 1921, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, the daughter of the late D. B. and Myrtle Wilson Lee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Claude...

Judy  Hoover Gregory

Judy Hoover Gregory

May 20, 2009

Judy Louise Hoover Gregory, age 64, of Skaggs Lane, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at her residence. She was born January 1, 1945, in Albany, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Red Cleek and Bercie Hoover. Judy is survived by her husband of 32 years, Willie Gregory, whom she married July 18, 1976; two sons, Dewayne...

Olivia  Ruth Griggs

Olivia Ruth Griggs

May 17, 2009

Olivia Ruth Griggs, one-day-old daughter of Tammie Griggs, Timberwood Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, was born Saturday, May 16, 2009, and passed away Sunday, May 17, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Other survivors include a brother, Hunter Cash Wallace; maternal grandparents, Danny Dale Griggs and Connie Louise Adkins Griggs; and maternal great grandparents, Wilburn Adkins and Maude...

Thomas Howard Tommie Erwin

Thomas Howard Tommie Erwin

May 16, 2009

Thomas Howard 'Tommie' Erwin, age 74, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born April 16, 1935, in Carter County, Kentucky, son of the late Earnest Erwin and Minnie Jackson Erwin. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters and one daughter,...

Carl  Wayne Conn

Carl Wayne Conn

May 15, 2009

Carl Wayne Conn, age 35, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born September 23, 1973, in Boyd County, Kentucky, and is the son of Laura Lucille Maggard Conn of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Carl Houston Conn. Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife,...

Wilma  Jean Gilkison

Wilma Jean Gilkison

May 13, 2009

Wilma -Jean- Gilkison, age 67, wife of Robert -Bobby- Gilkison, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born February 23, 1942, in Morehead, Kentucky, daughter of the late Clella and Gladys Kidd. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Jack L. Barber,...

Margaret  Skelton Ozment

Margaret Skelton Ozment

May 12, 2009

Margaret Skelton Ozment, age 62, of Trent Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born April 7, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of the late Lawrence William and Eva Nan Foster Skelton. Mrs. Ozment-s husband, Howard Earl Ozmont, preceded her in death on July 7, 2008. Mrs....

Raymond  L. Johnson

Raymond L. Johnson

May 12, 2009

Raymond L. (Candy Man) Johnson, age 63, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born October 28, 1945, in Rowan County, Kentucky, son of the late Joe Dickie and Linda Gregory Johnson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers, Glendon Ray Johnson,...

Debra Jean Trent Howard

Debra Jean Trent Howard

May 9, 2009

Debra Jean Trent Howard, age 51, of Criqueside Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born October 30, 1957, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Darlene Dillon Trent of Morehead, Kentucky, and Emerson Trent, who passed away June 19, 2001. In addition to her...

Willis  Hargis Johnson

Willis Hargis Johnson

May 7, 2009

Willis Hargis Johnson, age 98, of Brown Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away, Thursday, May 7, 2009, at the Elliott Nursing and Rehab Center in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. He was born June 1, 1910, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Lee and Eliza Brown Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mabel...

Jeffery  Ray Hogge

Jeffery Ray Hogge

May 3, 2009

Jeffery Ray Hogge, age 53, of Mynhier Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 9, 1955, in Menifee County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Wilson and Sue Clark Hogge. Jeff is survived by his wife, Tina Walker Hogge; two sons, Matthew Hogge of Rochester, Michigan, and Rob...

Linda  Isaacs Thomas

Linda Isaacs Thomas

May 1, 2009

Linda Isaacs Thomas, age 56, of Welch Road, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 1, 2009, at her residence. She was born April 11, 1953, in Richmond, Kentucky, daughter of the late Raymond Isaacs, Sr., and Sally Coyle Isaacs. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Ronnie Isaacs. Linda is survived by one daughter, Jennifer...

Ronald  Allen Adkins

Ronald Allen Adkins

Apr 30, 2009

Ronald Allen Adkins, age 55, of Bradley Hollow, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 14, 1953, in New Castle, Indiana, son of Hobert Adkins of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and the late Sadie Lucille Keeton Adkins. Besides his mother, he was preceded in death by one brother, Tony Jay Adkins, and...

Victor  Raymond Mckenzie

Victor Raymond Mckenzie

Apr 28, 2009

Victor Raymond McKenzie, age 77, of Naples, Florida, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at the Naples Community Hospital. Born May 3, 1931, in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Carl and Eve Pitts McKenzie. He is survived by three children, Lonnie Keith McKenzie, Brian McKenzie, and Debbie Kay McKenzie, all of Middletown, Ohio; one...

Virgil Stonewall Marion Bibee

Virgil Stonewall Marion Bibee

Apr 27, 2009

Virgil -Stonewall- Marion Bibee, age 70, of Lambert Hollow, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 27, 2009, at his residence. He was born December 10, 1938, in Robertson County, Tennessee, and was the son of the late Louis Franklin and Annie Eva Morris Bibee. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Anna Elizabeth...

Paul  Eugene Erwin

Paul Eugene Erwin

Apr 26, 2009

Paul Eugene Erwin, age 72, of Midland, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at his home. He was born October 15, 1936, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Walter and Dolly Fultz Erwin. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Clayton Erwin and Billy Joe Erwin and one sister,...

Ida  Leona Malone

Ida Leona Malone

Apr 26, 2009

Ida Leona Cox Malone, age 93, of Cecil Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2009, at the Hilltop Lodge Nursing Home in Owingsville, Kentucky. She was born June 21, 1915, in Alamo, Wheeler County, Georgia, the sixth child and fifth daughter of the William Matthew and Ida Jane Coleman Cox. In addition to her parents, she was...

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