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Beulah Hardin Cooper Kern

Beulah Hardin Cooper Kern

Nov 17, 2007

Beulah Anna Hardin Cooper Kern, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was the 88-year-old matriarch of four generations. Beulah was born April 29, 1919, at Wrigley in Morgan County, Kentucky, the youngest child of John Henry Lewis and Martha Bell Hardin. Besides her parents, she was preceded...

Hobert  Lewis Cassity

Hobert Lewis Cassity

Nov 11, 2007

Hobert Lewis Cassity, 78, of Dogwood Lane, Zilpo, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007, at ARH in West Liberty succumbing to an extended illness that he fought to the very end. He was born April 29, 1929, in Yale, Kentucky, to the late Joseph Sr. and Flora Alley Cassity. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...

Jason  Scott Hodges

Jason Scott Hodges

Nov 11, 2007

Jason Scott Hodges, age 31, of Kentucky Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 26, 1976, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the son of Leroy Hodges, Jr. and JoAnn Black Hodges. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife, Donna Sue Melton Hodges, whom he married...

Dana  Lyn Howard

Dana Lyn Howard

Nov 9, 2007

Dana Lyn Howard, age 31, of Little Perry Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 9, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 18, 1976, in Rowan County, Kentucky, Dana is survived by her parents, Connie Gibson Thompson and husband Johnny; her companion of 14 years, Jeffrey S. Adkins; one son, Jeffrey Taylor Khi...

Emmitt  Eugene (Gene)  Carroll

Emmitt Eugene (Gene) Carroll

Nov 9, 2007

Emmitt Eugene (Gene) Carroll, age 73, of Rockledge, Florida, died on Friday, November 9, 2007, in Rockledge. He was born in Fultz, Kentucky, on January 15, 1934, son of the late Rufus and Nellie Carroll. He moved to Florida in March of 1982 from Austin, Texas. He was a retired civil service employee. His civil service career began at...

Timothy  Michael Riddle

Timothy Michael Riddle

Nov 8, 2007

Timothy Michael Riddle, age 12, of Pettit Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007, at his home. He was born July 6, 1995, in Morehead, Kentucky, and is the son of Cecil and Janie Lyons Riddle of Morehead. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one brother, Jared Riddle, at home; three sisters, Brittany Layne...

Robert  Lee (Bob)  Grey

Robert Lee (Bob) Grey

Nov 8, 2007

Robert (Bob) Lee Grey, age 78, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1929, Louisville, Kentucky, to the late Esther Woods Grey and step-father Leonard Grey. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Nathaniel Grey. Mr. Grey is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, Yvonne...

Dorothy  Perry Horsley

Dorothy Perry Horsley

Nov 8, 2007

Dorothy Albers Perry Horsley, age 94, of Carter County, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007, at the Brakebill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. She was born January 16, 1913, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Arthur and Cora Reeder Perry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Horsley,...

Myrtle Faye Gulley Brown

Myrtle Faye Gulley Brown

Nov 8, 2007

Myrtle Faye Gulley Brown, age 81, of Brown Lane, Morehead, Kentucky passed away Thursday, November 8, 2007, at her residence. She was born September 21, 1926, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late William Harvey and Flora Estee Buckner Gulley. Mrs. Brown is survived by her husband of 62 years, Harold Eugene Brown, whom she...

Evelyn  Diann Vanhoose

Evelyn Diann Vanhoose

Nov 8, 2007

Evelyn Diann Fannin VanHoose, age 42, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday morning November 8, 2007, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born August 7, 1965, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Carl and Rosemary Baker Fannin of Olive Hill, Kentucky. Diann is also survived by her husband of 19 years,...

Kaylee  Brook Maze

Kaylee Brook Maze

Nov 5, 2007

Kaylee Brook Maze, age 11, of Hillsboro Branch, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 5, 2007, at her home after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. She was born October 24, 1996, in Maysville, Kentucky, and is the daughter of Marty and Sandra Kegley Maze of Hillsboro. She is also survived by two sisters, Kelly Dawn Maze and Kenedy...

Ottist  White Elam

Ottist White Elam

Nov 3, 2007

Ottist White Elam, age 87, of Bluestone Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 3, 2007, at her residence. She was born April 10, 1920, at Vale in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Grover Cleveland and Ida Belle Parrish White. Also preceding her in death were a brother, Delmar White, and a four-year-old sister,...

Timothy  Scott Riggs

Timothy Scott Riggs

Oct 29, 2007

Timothy Scott Riggs, age 28, of Ravenswood Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Monday, October 29, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. He was born March 5, 1979, in Rowan County, Kentucky, son of Penny Sue Bradford Riggs Kenley of Morehead, Kentucky, and John David Riggs of Owingsville, Kentucky. Other survivors include his fianc-e, Randi Danielle Wallace; two brothers,...

Delores  Knabe Cooper

Delores Knabe Cooper

Oct 26, 2007

Delores Knabe Cooper, age 75, of Clearfork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 26, 2007, at her residence. She was born July 26, 1932, at Fairfax, Ohio, to the late Earl and Nannie Kayes Knabe. Besides her parents, one son, Charlie Ray Cooper, preceded her in death on January 16, 2002; and three brothers, Earl, Hank, and Ted...

Reatha Mae Stevens Watson

Reatha Mae Stevens Watson

Oct 26, 2007

Reatha Mae Stevens Watson, age 92, of Vandalia, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 26, 2007, at the Brookhaven Nursing Home in Brookville, Ohio. She was born October 16, 1915, in Greenup County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Myrtle Wilson Stevens. Her husband, Ishmael Watson, preceded her in death on October...

Harold  C. Ingram

Harold C. Ingram

Oct 24, 2007

Harold C. Ingram, age 84, of Glenway Road, Winchester, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at the Winchester Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Winchester, Kentucky. Born September 21, 1923, in Denver, Colorado, he was the son of the late Eugene Herbert and Marie Pecking Ingram. Eugenia Sanders Ingram, his wife of 64 years, preceded him in death...

Toney  Cloy Phillips

Toney Cloy Phillips

Oct 22, 2007

Toney Cloy Phillips, 98, of Morehead, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, October 22, 2007. He was born October 22, 1909, in Limestone County, Alabama, to the late Loy and Lula Davis Phillips. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Ophelia and Velma, and one brother, Robert. Toney began his teaching career at Martin College in...

Verna Mae Hyrne Eldridge

Verna Mae Hyrne Eldridge

Oct 21, 2007

Verna Mae Hyrne Eldridge, age 86, of Oney Hollow, Morehead, Kentucky, died Sunday, October 21, 2007, at her residence. Born December 7, 1920, in Lewis County, Kentucky, Verna was the daughter of the late Charles Robert and Minnie Swearigan Hyrne. She was preceded in death by two older sisters, Elizabeth Carver and Flora Clark, and one brother, Robert Hyrne....

Luther  Edward Fannin

Luther Edward Fannin

Oct 20, 2007

Luther Edward Fannin, age 77, of Lytten, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2007, at his residence. He was born July 9, 1930, at The Ridge in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Lancelett and Lula Reynolds Fannin. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marmett Whitt Fannin, whom he married February 16,...

Samuel  L. Hargis

Samuel L. Hargis

Oct 20, 2007

Samuel L. Hargis, age 62, of Maple Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2007, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born October 24, 1944, at Smile Kentucky, he was the son of the late William Russell Hargis. One brother, William Russell Hargis, Jr., preceded him in death in 1959. He is survived by his wife, Mary...

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