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Cheryl Hamm
Nov 5, 2008
Cheryl Hamm, age 58, of Buffalo, Indiana, wife of Woodrow (-Junior- -Woody-) Hamm, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at the Howard Regional Health Systems Hospital in Kokomo, Indiana. Born September 3, 1950, in Oberlin, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Virginia Kneckt Rath. Survivors include her husband Woodrow Hamm, whom she married in 1969;...
Morten Dempsey Lawhorn
Nov 3, 2008
Morten Dempsey Lawhorn, age 77, of Smithville, Tennessee, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 3, 2008, at his residence. He was born January 20, 1931, in Carter County, Kentucky, to the late Carlos Vinson and Virginia Bell Smith Lawhorn. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Lawhorn. Mr. Lawhorn is survived by...
Arnold I. Lewis
Nov 1, 2008
Arnold I. Lewis, age 60, of CCC Trail, Elliottville, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born February 2, 1948, in Elliott County, Kentucky, son of the late Elmer and Lorene Howard Lewis. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Bill Lewis, and two sisters,...
Joyce A. Hudson
Oct 30, 2008
Joyce A. Hudson, age 89, of Roselawn Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born September 7, 1919, in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Lloyd and Edith Mae Sellers Doner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Doner, and...
Ernest Clyde Barnett, Jr.
Oct 27, 2008
Ernest Clyde Barnett, Jr., age 57, of Old House Creek Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 23, 1951, in Morgan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Ernest Clyde and Eliza Blair Barnett. His wife, Gervel Parish Barnett, passed away on November 15, 1993. He is survived...
Teresa Kim Mcbrayer
Oct 26, 2008
Teresa Kim McBrayer, age 49, of South Willow Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2008, at her residence. Born June 19, 1959, in Moses Lake, Washington, Teresa is the daughter of Tilmon -Tim- McBrayer of Enola, Pennsylvania, and Karon Bauer McBrayer of Vero Beach, Florida. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a son, Robert...
Michael Derek Whitehurst
Oct 23, 2008
Michael Derek Whitehurst, age 23, of Roxanne Street, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Clearfield. Born December 24, 1984, in Morehead, Kentucky, Derek is the son of Mike and Venita Ferguson Whitehurst of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Michael G. Whitehurst of...
Gladys Pennington Moore
Oct 23, 2008
Gladys Horton Pennington Moore, age 88 years and 8 months, of Sandy Hook, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008, at her residence. She was born February 23, 1920, in Elliott County, Kentucky, the oldest child of the late Roy and Beulah Mayse Horton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Kay...
Betty Sparks Stacy
Oct 14, 2008
Betty Ruth Sparks Stacy, age 74, of Barn Branch Road, Morehead, Kentucky, a beloved wife, mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, October 14, 2008. She was born May 12, 1934, in Lewis County, Kentucky, to the late Clifton Bruce and Callie May Scott Sparks. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter,...
Hazel Hurst Vice
Oct 10, 2008
Hazel Hurst Vice, 87, of Wilmore, KY, formerly of Hillsboro, KY, and Lexington, KY, passed away Friday, October 10, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospice in Lexington, KY. Born March 3, 1921, in Fleming County, KY, she was the daughter of the late John C. and Sarah Alta Caudill Hurst. Also preceding her in death were three brothers, Forest, Harlan,...
Geraldine Riddle Decker
Oct 10, 2008
Eva Geraldine Campbell Riddle Decker, age 86, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 10, 2008, at Pine Meadows Health Care in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born October 18, 1921, in Rowan County, Kentucky, daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Hall Campbell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Lottie Holland, Juanita...
Jimmy Darrell Stiles
Oct 7, 2008
Jimmy Darrell Stiles, age 61, of Tunnel Cut Loop, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008, at his residence. He was born January 8, 1947, in Noblesville, Indiana, and was the son of the late Garland and Mildred Tinsley Stiles. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Dennis Stiles. Darrell is survived by his...
Nathaniel Joseph Bradley
Oct 6, 2008
Nathaniel Joseph Bradley, age 44, of Triplett Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 6, 2008, at his residence. He was born July 11, 1964, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the son of Mary Margaret Just of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Theodore James Bradley II. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by one brother, Theodore...
Gene Russell Hall
Oct 4, 2008
Gene Russell Hall, age 39, of Darley Creek, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. He was born June 12, 1969, in Mansfield, Ohio, and is the son of Mike Hall, Sr. of Morehead, Kentucky and Rita Smith of Mansfield, Ohio. Gene is survived by one son, Roman Kyle...
James Clyde Cooley
Oct 3, 2008
James Clyde Cooley, age 83, of Chestnut Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 3, 2008, at his residence. Born April 25, 1925, in Olive Hill, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Elmer and Rebecca Butler Cooley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Homer Cooley, and in 1949 his son, Larry Michael...
Anna Black Meredith
Sep 27, 2008
Anna Jennette Black Meredith, age 74, of Louisville, Kentucky, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008, at the Floyd Memorial Hospital in New Albany, Indiana. She was born February 5, 1934, in Haldeman, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Milzia and Geneva Sturgill Black. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Woodrow Wilson Barber
Sep 20, 2008
Woodrow Wilson Barber, 96, retired professor of biological sciences at Morehead State University and community leader, passed away at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky, on September 20, 2008, after an extended illness. Woodrow was that rare mix of intellectual thinker and persistent worker. It has been said that -with a man-s death, one buries a book--with...
Loraine Davis Alfrey
Sep 18, 2008
Loraine Davis Alfrey, age 73, of South Mill Branch, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008, at her residence. She was born September 6, 1935, in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the late Lonnie M. and Emma Alice Jones Davis. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Delbert and Lonnie M. Davis, Jr. and nine...
Megan Dawn Sloan
Sep 18, 2008
Megan Dawn Sloan, age 23, of KY 801 North, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008. She was born August 23, 1985, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Roger V. Sloan and Jennifer Markwell Johnson, both of Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Jeremy V. Sloan and Dylan...
David L. Coldiron
Sep 17, 2008
David L. Coldiron, age 72, of Overlook Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at his residence. He was born December 11, 1935, in Welch, West Virginia, son of the late Bert and Goldie Evelyn Davis Coldiron. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a half brother, Pat Howe. David is survived by his wife...
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