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Allen  Anthony Pierce,  Sr.

Allen Anthony Pierce, Sr.

May 26, 2008

Allen Anthony Pierce, Sr., age 63, of Clover Hill Road, Ewing, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 26, 2008, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. He was born January 23, 1945, in Salina, Kansas, and is the son of Lorraine Lagerman Pierce of Salina, Kansas, and the late Melvin Jackson Pierce. Besides his mother, he is survived by his...

Robert  Milton Tackett

Robert Milton Tackett

May 24, 2008

Robert Milton Tackett, age 85, of Collins Street, Coffeeville, Mississippi, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2008, at his residence. He was born November 2, 1922, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Herb and Maude Caudill Tackett. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ollie Clotene Johnson...

Robert Sloan

Robert Sloan

May 21, 2008

Robert Sloan, 82, of Muncie, Indiana, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at his residence. He was born June 3, 1925, in Van Lear, Kentucky, to William Baldwin and Rosa (Coldiron) Sloan. Mr. Sloan worked as an audio-visual technician for Muncie Community schools and Morehead State University for 30 years....

Charlie  D. Harris

Charlie D. Harris

May 16, 2008

Charlie D. Harris, age 64, of Fannin Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 16, 2008, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 29, 1944, in Elliott County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Chester and Martha Vesta Catron Harris. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Thelma...

Darrell  Keith Black

Darrell Keith Black

May 12, 2008

Darrell Keith Black, age 39, of Ore Mines Road, Owingsville, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 12, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 30, 1969, in Covington, Kentucky, Keith is the son of Delphia Black Holbrook of Owingsville, Kentucky, and the late Wendell Williams, and stepson of Ernie Holbrook of Clearfield, Kentucky. In addition to...

Carl M. J. Aagaard

Carl M. J. Aagaard

May 11, 2008

Carl M. J. Aagaard, age 86, passed away on May 11, 2008, after a long battle with a rare form of leukemia. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Earla Gardner Aagaard, four children (Carla June [Aagaard] Martir, of Morehead, KY; Earl M. J. Aagaard, of Apison, TN; Victor F. M. Aagaard, of Sacramento, CA; and...

Mary  Stanfield Hatton

Mary Stanfield Hatton

May 10, 2008

Mary Haze Stanfield Hatton, age 87, of Timberwood Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Colonial Nursing Home in Bardstown, Kentucky. She was born March 15, 1921, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Ollie Morton Stanfield and Malveria Ann Bellamy Stanfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Gary  Wayne Hunt

Gary Wayne Hunt

May 6, 2008

Gary Wayne Hunt, age 63, of Pleasant Valley Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at his residence. Born March 10, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Herbert and Ernestine Smith Hunt. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Roger Hunt. Gary is survived by one brother, Steve Hunt...

Beulah  Fouch Murphy

Beulah Fouch Murphy

May 6, 2008

Beulah Fouch Murphy, age 91, of Delta Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, wife of the late Sherman Murphy, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born June 23, 1916, in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the late Herb and Lucy Gilliam Fouch. Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two...

Rosella  Conn (Babe)  Fitzpatrick

Rosella Conn (Babe) Fitzpatrick

May 5, 2008

Rosella (Babe) Conn Fitzpatrick, age 82, of Glenwood Hollow, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 5, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born March 19, 1926, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Andrew Jackson (Pod) Conn and Nora Fraley Burns Conn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Mary Leota Anderson Murphy

Mary Leota Anderson Murphy

May 2, 2008

Mary Leota Anderson Murphy, age 91, of Mabry Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born March 22, 1917, in Hinton, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Kelly and Bessie Massie Anderson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Beth  Eula Ramey

Beth Eula Ramey

Apr 29, 2008

Beth Eula Basford Ramey, age 91, of Sunset Locust Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg. She was born February 20, 1917, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late James and Arizona Dickerson Basford. Her husband, Estell Wade Ramey, passed away April 23, 1999. She was also...

Rev.  Mardy Picazo

Rev. Mardy Picazo

Apr 24, 2008

Rev. Mardy Picazo, a retired missionary radio engineer, died on April 24, 2008, at the home of a granddaughter in Knoxville, Tennessee, at age 83. He had lived near Morehead, Kentucky, since 1992. Mardoqueo Evaristo Picazo, aka Mardo or Mardy, was born January 3rd, 1925, in Marfa, Texas, the eldest child of the late Rev. Evaristo Picazo and Delores...

Ronald  Gilbert Estep

Ronald Gilbert Estep

Apr 23, 2008

Ronald Gilbert Estep, age 69, of Estep Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 23, 2008, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born November 29, 1938, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Lake and Letha Thompson Estep. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Maria...

Eliene  Carter Cox

Eliene Carter Cox

Apr 20, 2008

Eliene Carter Cox, age 80, of Stark Ridge, Elliott County, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008, at the Life Care Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born September 26, 1927, in Elliott County, and was the daughter of the late John Robin and Dovie Lee Scaggs Carter. She was also preceded in death by four brothers, Clella Carter,...

Joseph  Aaron Sparks

Joseph Aaron Sparks

Apr 18, 2008

Joseph Aaron Sparks, age 32, of Little Perry Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 18, 2008, in Lavina, Montana. He was born March 26, 1976, in Ashland, Kentucky, and is the son of Harry and Tina Kay Hatton Sparks of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one daughter, Destini M-Shay Sparks of Mt. Sterling,...

Charles Hamm

Charles Hamm

Apr 15, 2008

Charles Edward Hamm, age 52, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at the King-s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Born April 4, 1956, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Oscar Levi Weldon Hamm and Darcus Virginia McKenzie Hamm. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Dr. George S. Tapp

Dr. George S. Tapp

Apr 15, 2008

Dr. George S. Tapp of Morehead passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, following a long illness. He was 72. Soft spoken, polite, and exhibiting a keen dry wit, George was a gentleman in every respect. George was born on July 18, 1935, in Winchester and worked the family farm while growing up. While still very...

May  Puckett Hall

May Puckett Hall

Apr 15, 2008

May Puckett Hall, age 88, of Rawcel Heights, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at the Life Care Center. She was born March 12, 1920, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Martin and Lula Bell Dehart Puckett. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Nora Thurman in 2001 and Wanda...

George Wilson,  Jr.

George Wilson, Jr.

Apr 11, 2008

George Wilson, Jr., age 65, of Gary, Indiana, passed away Friday, April 11, 2008, in Gary. He was born October 12, 1942, in Hammond, Indiana, and is the son of Leora Thomas Wilson of Gary, Indiana, and the late George Wilson. Besides his mother, George is survived by one brother, Judson W. Wilson, and one sister, Eula Jean Wilson,...

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