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Rev. Millard E. Petitt

Rev. Millard E. Petitt

Mar 3, 2009

Rev. Millard E. Petitt, age 87, of U.S. 60 East, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 5, 1921, in Bath County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Willie and Mollie Evans Petitt. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by nine siblings: Odesa -Dessie- Gabbard, Janie...

Emma  Hyatt Markwell

Emma Hyatt Markwell

Mar 3, 2009

Emma Grace Hyatt Markwell, age 84, of Grayson, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at the Carter County Nursing Home in Grayson, Kentucky. Born September 12, 1924, in Russell, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Troy and Ella Cooper Hyatt. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Earl Gene Williams and Robert...

Dorothy  Hamilton Robinson

Dorothy Hamilton Robinson

Feb 28, 2009

Dorothy Mae Hamilton Robinson, age 86, of Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Farmers, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the residence of her daughter. She was born February 8, 1923, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late William and Lillian Conn Hamilton. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth...

Dakota Justin Allen Hall

Dakota Justin Allen Hall

Feb 25, 2009

Dakota Justin Allen Hall, two- month-old son of Cassandra Hall of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, and Terry Lynn Curtis, Jr. of Bath County, Kentucky, was born December 31, 2008, in Clark County, Kentucky, and passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009. In addition to his parents, Dakota is survived by maternal grandparents, Josh Allen Anderson and Renita Anderson of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, and...

Nancy  Mccarty Reffitt

Nancy Mccarty Reffitt

Feb 16, 2009

Nancy Jane McCarty Reffitt, age 79, of Heritage Place, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born February 15, 1930, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Morris and Grace Armstrong McCarty. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two...

Clifford  E. Davis

Clifford E. Davis

Feb 15, 2009

Clifford E. Davis, age 84, of Muncie, Indiana, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at Willowbend Living Center in Muncie. Born September 15, 1924, in Gary, Indiana, he was the son of the late Cardie and Jessie Sparks Davis. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Jane Davis, and a...

Evelyn  Slusher Perry

Evelyn Slusher Perry

Feb 15, 2009

Edith Evelyn Slusher Perry, age 61, of Oak Grove Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at her residence. She was born December 9, 1947, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Wayne and Dorothy Mae Blankenbeckler Slusher. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Jean...

Kip  Edward Emrick

Kip Edward Emrick

Feb 15, 2009

Kip Edward Emrick, age 46, of West Sun Street, Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away Sunday, February 15, 2009, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born January 19, 1963, in Middletown, Ohio, and is the son of Dorothy -Dot- Potter Emrick of Middletown, OH, and the late Charles -Chuck-...

Sgt. Charles Lee Dougherty

Sgt. Charles Lee Dougherty

Feb 14, 2009

Sgt. Charles Lee Dougherty, age 27, of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009, at the Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born November 25, 1981, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, and is the son of Bob Dougherty of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and Mary Willoughby Dougherty of Sharpsburg, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, he is survived by...

Donald Blythe

Donald Blythe

Feb 14, 2009

Donald Blythe, age 69, of Leisure Lane, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2009, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born July 2, 1939, in Ironton, Ohio, and was the son of the late Andrew and Amelia Hughes Blythe. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Cynthia Mosier Blythe. Survivors include one son,...

Shirley Ann Adkins Owens

Shirley Ann Adkins Owens

Feb 13, 2009

Shirley Ann Adkins Owens, age 65, of Halifax Drive, Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009, at U.K. Samaritan Hospital in Lexington. Born September 24, 1943, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Donald William Adkins, Sr. and Joyce Alene Salyers Adkins. Survivors include one son, Lloyd Lee Owens, Jr., of Morehead, one daughter,...

Helen  Murphy Kennedy

Helen Murphy Kennedy

Feb 12, 2009

Helen Murphy Kennedy, age 82, of Morris Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born November 3, 1926, in Mansfield, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Lewis and Helen Murphy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Kennedy; three...

Dorothy  Hill Messer

Dorothy Hill Messer

Feb 12, 2009

Dorothy Mae Hill Messer, age 92, of White Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, February 12, 2009, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born November 28, 1916, in Huntington, West Virginia, daughter of the late Leroy and Dorothy Jonas Hill. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Brady Rose. Her...

Clemence W. Elam Hall

Clemence W. Elam Hall

Feb 11, 2009

Clemence W. Elam Hall, age 97, of Sabina, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Autumn Years Nursing Center in Sabina. Born October 24, 1911, in Wrigley, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John F. and Maude A. Hall Elam. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one...

Jimmie  Ray Christian

Jimmie Ray Christian

Feb 9, 2009

Jimmie Ray Christian, age 54, of Cold Springs Hollow, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born March 7, 1954, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the only child of the late Roy and Marcella Whitt Christian. Survivors include three sons, James Roy Christian, Michael Ray Christian, and Roy Christian,...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Feb 8, 2009

Richard Smith, age 87, of Shaker Road, Franklin, Ohio, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009, at the Atrium Medical Center in Franklin, Ohio. Born July 2, 1921, at Beauty, Kentucky, in Martin County, he was the son of the late Dillard and Katherine Sweeney Smith. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Jack Smith, William...

Henry  Lee Kelsey

Henry Lee Kelsey

Feb 8, 2009

Henry Lee Kelsey, age 68, of Pleasant Valley Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 8, 2009, at Florida Hospital in Sebring, Florida. Born May 5, 1940, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Walter Lee and Ida Alice Moore Kelsey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Granville...

Ricky  Lee Cornett

Ricky Lee Cornett

Feb 4, 2009

Ricky Lee Cornett, age 51, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born April 9, 1957, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Charles Cornett and Ruby Roberts Cornett of Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, survivors include his son, Richard C. Cornett of...

Eleanor  Louise Andrews

Eleanor Louise Andrews

Feb 4, 2009

Eleanor Louise Andrews, age 87, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at the home of her son, Morehead State University President Wayne D. Andrews, with whom she had resided for the past two years. Born May 29, 1921, in Spencer, Massachusetts, Mrs. Andrews was the daughter of the late Frank and Louise Comeau Berthiaume. A resident...

Edward Smith,  Jr.

Edward Smith, Jr.

Feb 3, 2009

Edward Smith, Jr., age 65, of Hope Hill Road, Flemingsburg, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. He was born April 18, 1943, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Edward and Juanita Stewart Smith. Survivors include five sons, Sgt Daniel Smith and wife Stefani of Fort...

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