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Alvin Merrell Sorrell
Jan 1, 2008
Alvin Merrell Sorrell, age 83, of Johnson Flat Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at his residence. He was born May 15, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Joseph and Gertie Kissick Sorrell. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Ferl Jean Caudill Sorrell, whom he married August...
Josephine Jo Adkins
Dec 31, 2007
Josephine Stewart -Jo- Adkins, age 72, of Pleasant Valley, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 31, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born November 2, 1935, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late William and Pearl Sloan Stewart. Jo is survived by her husband of 54 years, Paul Adkins, whom she...
Emma Irene Flanery
Dec 31, 2007
Emma Irene Edwards Alexander Flanery, 97, of U.S. Hwy. 60 West, Morehead, Kentucky, was born March 15, 1910, to Samuel Henry and Minnie Ross Edwards of Lee County, Kentucky. Emma and Everett Alexander were married in 1928. Four children were born in that union: Genola Fern, Francis Jean, Bettye Shrout, and Earl Alexander. Genola Fern, Francis Jean and their...
George Warren Eyster
Dec 30, 2007
George Warren Eyster, 82, of Tamarac, FL, retired Morehead State University administrator/educator, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 30, 2007, at his home. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Marion Brinch Fischer Eyster and daughter, Mariana (Nita) Brinch Eyster. George was born on March 24, 1925, in Harrisburg, PA. He served as LTJG in the U.S....
George M. May
Dec 26, 2007
George M. May, age 65, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born May 20, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, son of the late Henry and Jessie Johnson May. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one daughter, Melissa May, and...
Joan Thornbury
Dec 25, 2007
Joan Thornbury, age 71, of Whispering Pines, Clearfield, Kentucky, formerly of Winchester, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at the residence of Thelma Culbert. Born December 24, 1936, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William (Bill) and Edna Phillips Thornbury. She is survived by one brother, Donnie R. Thornbury of Clearfield, Kentucky; four...
Harold L. Caudill
Dec 24, 2007
A Celebration of Life service for Harold L. Caudill will be held January 5, 2008 at 2:00 pm in the Lucas Valley Community Church, 2000 Las Gallinas Street, San Rafael, California, 94903. Harold Caudill went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2007. He was born in rural Clearfield, Kentucky, on December 16, 1928. Harold was the third...
Mauverine Miles Cassady
Dec 23, 2007
Mauverine Miles Cassady, age 89, widow of Clifford R. Cassady, former Superintendent of Rowan County Schools, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, KY. Mauverine was born on November 29, 1918, in Elliott County, KY. She was the daughter of James H. and Arizona Pennington Miles and the sister of Eugene Miles...
Elwood Pernell
Dec 21, 2007
Elwood Pernell, age 72, of Clearfield Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born January 8, 1935, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Robbie and Lula Fultz Pernell. Survivors include his wife, Bessie McGlothin Pernell, whom he married September 30, 1983;...
Gene Edward Johnson
Dec 21, 2007
Gene Edward Johnson, age 41, of Knoxville, Tennessee, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 21, 2007, at his residence. He was born April 29, 1966, in Dayton, Ohio, and was the son of Bobby Johnson and Shirley Terrell Johnson of Hillsboro, Kentucky, and the late Patricia Conley Young of Knoxville. In addition to his parents, he is...
Willis R. Jessie
Dec 20, 2007
Willis Ray Jessie, age 63, of Fleming Fork Road, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 20, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 31, 1944, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late William Arnold and Mary Madgeline Eden Jessie. Survivors include two sons, Ricky Ray Jessie of Mansfield, Ohio, and Danny Willis Jessie...
Reba Jennings Hinton
Dec 18, 2007
Reba Jewel Jennings Hinton, age 90, of Jackson Drive, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at her residence. She was born March 7, 1917, in Elliott County and was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mimi Porter Jennings. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Finley Hinton on August 9, 1998; one...
Heather Kilgore Johnson
Dec 17, 2007
Heather Renee Kilgore Johnson, age 22, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, December 17, 2007, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born November 14, 1985, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Joe Loyd and Vicky Lynn Kissick Kilgore of Vanceburg, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...
Gladys Carol Martin
Dec 16, 2007
Gladys Carol Lacy Martin, age 53, of Lost Hill Road, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2007, at her residence. She was born December 17, 1953, in Rowan County and was the daughter of the late Esmond Leo (Red) Lacy and Myrtle Brown Lacy. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Rivers and Kathy...
Michael James Adkins
Dec 13, 2007
Michael James Adkins, age 37, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2007, at his residence. He was born November 24, 1970, in Xenia, Ohio, and is the son of James Adkins of Fairborn, Ohio, and Patty Eldridge Ratliff of Morehead. He is also survived by his wife, Stephanie Nicole Shearer Adkins of Dayton, Ohio; one...
Patrick Samuel Caudill
Dec 11, 2007
Patrick Samuel Caudill, age 53, of 199 Larry Baynum Road, West Union, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at his residence. Born October 30, 1954, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Glenn Moore (Denny) and Emma Caudill. He was a U.S. Postal Service employee for seven years and served in the U.S. Air...
Edward Earl Campbell
Dec 9, 2007
Edward Earl Campbell, age 71, of Dry Creek Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007, at his residence. Born August 22, 1936, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Everett and Addie Hall Campbell. He is survived by two sons, William Earl -Bill- Campbell of Anderson, South Carolina, and Robert Allen -Bob- Campbell...
Carolyn Prichard Crosthwaite
Dec 7, 2007
Carolyn Prichard Crosthwaite, 95, of Morehead died Friday, December 7, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born February 2, 1912, in Elliott County to the late Lewis Napoleon and Laura Hunter Prichard, she was married for over 65 years to Winford Russell Crosthwaite of Morehead, who preceded her in death in 1999. Carolyn and her late...
Margarette Jones Hutchinson
Dec 4, 2007
Margarette Jones Hutchinson, age 80, widow of the Rev. Clifford Hutchinson, passed away December 4, 2007, at the Heritage Springs Skilled Facility in West Chester, Ohio. She was born January 27, 1927, in Morehead, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Meredith Sr. and Lillie McClain Jones. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters,...
Lydia Marie Cooper
Dec 2, 2007
Lydia Marie Cooper, age 74, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007, at her home with Jamie and Lisa Bellamy Brown, where she had lived for the past 22 years. Born June 3, 1933, on Grassy Lick Road in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Carey Cooper and Bessie Lee...
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