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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...
Tobba Childers Crank
Jun 15, 2008
Tobba Childers Crank, age 63, of Democrat Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the St. Mary-s Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Born December 25, 1944, in Morgan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Acy and Eula Mae Stanley Childers. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Damond Darrell...
Mary Mae Christy
Jun 14, 2008
Mary Mae Christy, age 71, of Short Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the Life Care Center of Morehead. Born May 20, 1937, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late George and Nannie Link Christy. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy and Dennie Christy, and...
Scott Wayne Frye, Sr.
Jun 14, 2008
Scott Wayne Frye, Sr., age 52, of Hawk Haven Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008, at his residence. Born March 21, 1956, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Oscar Luther and Betty Jane Farris Frye. Scott is survived by his wife, Loretta Yarber Frye; four children, Joshua Frye and Lucy Frye, both...
M. Elizabeth O'Dell
Jun 13, 2008
M. Elizabeth O-Dell, 89, a resident of Morehead, KY, died Friday, June 13, 2008, after a long illness. Before moving to Morehead in 2004 to be close to her family, she had lived in Palm City, FL, for nearly twenty years, having moved there from Lexington, KY, and had previously resided in Charleston, WV and Louisville, KY. She was...
Larry Virgil Dewitt
Jun 12, 2008
Larry Virgil Dewitt, age 52, of Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 19, 1956, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of Virgil and Darlene Lewis Dewitt of Morehead, Kentucky. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, David Dewitt and his wife...
Rosie Belle Little Ferguson
Jun 6, 2008
Rosie Belle Little Ferguson, age 79, of Skaggs Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, June 6, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born April 1, 1929, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late James and Lulie Plank Little. On January 14, 1947, Rosie married Cecil Ray Ferguson, who preceded her in...
Wilma Jean Moore Crisp
Jun 4, 2008
Wilma Jean Moore Crisp, age 55, of Williams Branch, Elliottville, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at Saint Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. She was born June 6, 1952, in Lexington, Kentucky, daughter of the late James Tracy and Eula Lewis Moore. Wilma is survived by one sister, Roberta K. Moore Meade and her husband Claude, and...
Millard Carl Red Gulley
Jun 2, 2008
Millard Carl -Red- Gulley, age 84, of U.S. Hwy 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, June 2, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born April 25, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Garland and Minnie Lykins Gulley. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Alene Blankenship Engle
Jun 1, 2008
Alene Blankenship Engle, age 95, of Jeffersonville, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born January 10, 1913, in Morgan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Minnie Phillips Blankenship. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Boyd...
Johnnie Francis Mcvey
May 31, 2008
Johnnie Francis McVey, age 79, of Heritage Place, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born December 8, 1928, at Indian Creek in Fleming County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Bert and Vernie Crum McVey. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one...
Dale Edward Kelsey
May 29, 2008
Dale Edward Kelsey, age 61, of Mellwood Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008, at the home of his daughter. He was born September 1, 1946, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Willie Crayton and Zona Brown Kelsey. Dale is survived by one daughter, Janetta Kelsey of Clearfield, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Kearston...
Earlene Marie Craven
May 28, 2008
Earlene Marie Knope Craven, age 56, of Ronameki Drive, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away May 28, 2008, at her residence. She was born July 2, 1951, in Wyandotte, Michigan, and was the daughter of the late Earl and Doris Bartel Knope. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Knope, and...
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