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Christine Pennington Kidd
Jul 17, 2008
Christine Pennington Kidd, age 62, of Harold, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at her residence. She was born December 24, 1945, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Eula Sloan Osborne Conley of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late John Campbell Osborne. In addition to her mother, Christine is survived by four daughters, Christa Robinson and...
James L. Jim Potter
Jul 14, 2008
James L. -Jim- Potter, age 84, of Dark Hollow Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away early Monday morning, July 14, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. He was born June 16, 1924, to James and Alta Jones Potter of Mitchell, South Dakota. After graduating from Mitchell High School in 1942, he moved to California, where he...
William C Bill Porter
Jul 12, 2008
William C -Bill- Porter, age 92, of Bull Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, at his residence. Born September 6, 1915, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Cecil and Lydia White Porter. Bill is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 68 years, Ruby Jean Graham Porter, whom he wed...
Hazel Donahue Melton
Jul 12, 2008
Hazel Faye Donahue Melton, 73, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois, passed away at her home on Saturday, July 12, 2008. Mrs. Melton was born December 1, 1934, in Paragon, Kentucky, the daughter of Crystal and Lorean Staton Donahue. She married Lawrence B. Melton on January 10, 1972, in Clintwood, VA. Hazel leaves behind her beloved husband Larry (Bennie) Melton; a...
Betty J. Mauk
Jul 12, 2008
Betty June Hammond Oliver Mauk, age 81, of Forest Hills Drive, Morehead, KY, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, KY. She was born October 22, 1926, in Rockcastle County, KY, and was the daughter of the late Hobart Hammond and Evelyn Tankersly Blackburn. Her first husband, Walter L. Oliver, preceded her in...
Irma Jean Mccraw Jackson
Jul 11, 2008
Irma Jean McCraw Jackson, age 73, of Rodburn Hollow Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, July 11, 2008, at Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born December 17, 1934, in Meridian, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm and Grace Porthyress McCraw. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Malcolm, Bud, Carl, and Harold...
James Lowell Ellington
Jul 11, 2008
James Lowell Ellington, age 76, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, July 11, 2008, at the U.K. Markey Cancer Center in Lexington, Kentucky. He was born November 30, 1931, at Zilpo, Kentucky, in Bath County, and was the son of the late William Taylor and Mildred Marie Williams Ellington. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death...
Xavier Wayne Lowe
Jul 11, 2008
Xavier Wayne Lowe, son of Samuel Wayne and Daphne June Justice Lowe, Big Elm Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at birth on Friday, July 11, 2008, at St. Joseph East in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Zachary Wayne Lowe, at home. Maternal grandparents are Sharon Crawford Justice of Morehead, Kentucky, and...
Cobie Allen Moore
Jul 10, 2008
Cobie Allen Moore, infant son of DeAnna Estep and Harris Moore of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at birth on Thursday, July 10, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Maternal grandparents are Allen Estep and the late Sharon Estep; maternal great grandparents, Vada Estep and the late Burnest Estep; paternal grandparents, Harold and Carol Moore; paternal great...
James Glenn Preston
Jul 9, 2008
James Glenn Preston, Jr., age 76, of Frontier Way, Winchester, KY, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY. He was born June 27, 1932, in Louisa, Kentucky, to the late James Glenn Sr. and Imogene Graves Preston. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Rita Sparkman and Linda Fain....
Glennis Marvin Hitch
Jul 6, 2008
Glennis Marvin Hitch, age 48, of Conn Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born July 11, 1959, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the son of Rebecca Whitt Hitch Winkleman and the late Glennis -Bill- Hitch. Marvin is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia...
Ralph Parker Bell
Jul 2, 2008
Ralph Parker Bell, age 60, of Highway 706, West Liberty, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 20, 1948, in Covington, Kentucky, and is the son of Julia Pearl Harrington Bell Brothers of Lexington, Kentucky, and the late Johnnie Parker Bell. His stepfather, Jimmy Brothers, also preceded him in death. In addition...
Paul Busby
Jul 2, 2008
Paul Busby, age 72, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born October 13, 1935, in Call Junction, Texas, to Samuel Walker Busby, Sr., and Melissa Elnora Moore Busby. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Samuel Walker Busby, Jr., Cora Mae...
Ina Howard Gray
Jun 29, 2008
Ina Howard Gray, age 100, of Gray Ridge in Elliott County, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2008, at the Greenewood Manor in Xenia, Ohio. Born February 8, 1908, in Elliott County, Ina was the daughter of the late Harve and Elizabeth Brown Howard. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by six siblings; and three sons,...
Mary Frances Hamm
Jun 28, 2008
Mary Frances Hamm, age 66, of Shirley, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008, at the Henry County Hospital following an extended illness. She was born October 11, 1941, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Ernest and Shirlda Burton Whisman. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Howard Whisman. Her husband, John Richard...
Elma Gertrude Puckett Irvin
Jun 23, 2008
Elma Gertrude Puckett Irvin, age 75, of Rawcel Heights, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after an extended illness. Born May 6, 1933, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Monnie Belle Sparks Puckett. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...
Gladys Louise Stamper Brown
Jun 22, 2008
Gladys Louise Stamper Brown, age 81, of Donna Street, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2008, at her residence. She was born September 26, 1926, in Haldeman, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Mose Greene and Sarah Black Stamper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six brothers, William Greene, Arnold, Van,...
Britt Karrick
Jun 18, 2008
Britt Karrick, age 44, of Cincinnati Avenue, Lebanon, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at his residence. Born April 21, 1964, in Salt Lick, Kentucky, he is the son of Alice Christine Hollar Karrick of Lebanon, Ohio, and George T. Karrick, who preceded him in death on October 26, 2006. In addition to his mother, Britt is survived...
Thelma Strong Blair
Jun 18, 2008
Thelma Strong Blair Smith, age 90, formerly of Morehead, Jackson, and Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She was married to Dr. Harold Blair and had two children: Jim Blair and the late Kay Blair Evans. She is survived by her son, Jim Blair and his wife Ruth of Myrtle Beach, SC; two grandsons, Brian...
Ernest Ray Fraley
Jun 17, 2008
Ernest Ray Fraley, age 60, of Williams Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 2, 1948, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Arlie and Nadine Jones Fraley. He is survived by his wife, Kathie Kiser Fraley; one daughter, Patricia Fraley Kelly of Grayson, Kentucky; one...
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