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Virgie Lee Lambert Manning

Virgie Lee Lambert Manning

Sep 16, 2007

Virgie Lee Lambert Manning, age 90, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2007, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born August 1, 1917, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Dock and Minnie Moore Lambert. Her husband, Earnest C. Manning, passed away August 24, 1994. She was also preceded in...

Steven  Burns Moore

Steven Burns Moore

Sep 16, 2007

Steven Burns Moore, age 43, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 16, 2007. He was born November 19, 1963, in Zanesville, Ohio, to James Ray Moore, who preceded him in death on February 7, 1970, and Carolyn Annabella Tucker Moore. A 1982 graduate of Rowan County Senior High, Steve was a member of the 1981 Vikings football team...

Charles  Jack Mocabee

Charles Jack Mocabee

Sep 15, 2007

Charles Jack Mocabee, age 62, of Mocabee Lane, Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2007, at his residence. He was born March 28, 1945, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Mack and Beatrice Trumbo Mocabee. He is survived by his wife, Lovena Ann Johnson Mocabee, two sons, Charles Sheldon Mocabee of Morehead,...

Susan  Coyle Sharp

Susan Coyle Sharp

Sep 8, 2007

Susan Coyle Sharp, age 68, of Augusta, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2007. She was born April 26, 1939, in Bath County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Callis and Esther Hayes Coyle. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Tammy Sharp of New Albany, Indiana; one daughter and...

Louisa Jane Leigh Dyer

Louisa Jane Leigh Dyer

Sep 7, 2007

Louisa Jane -Doll- Leigh Dyer, age 78, of Ridgeway Drive, Wellington, Kentucky, passed away Friday, September 7, 2007, at St. Joseph East in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born August 13, 1929, at Liberty, in Casey County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late John and Betty Jane Pettyjohn Leigh. Her husband, Elwood Denton Dyer, preceded her in death...

Daniel  P. Stanfield

Daniel P. Stanfield

Sep 6, 2007

Daniel P. Stanfield, age 82, of Swift Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2007, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. He was born August 20, 1925, in Fleming County, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Thomas Plaz and Minnie Sproles Stanfield. His wife, Rosetta Hamm Stanfield, preceded him in death on September 30, 2004....

Rev.  Leonard (Bucky)  Snyder

Rev. Leonard (Bucky) Snyder

Sep 4, 2007

Rev. Leonard W. (Bucky) Snyder, Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Betty Lewis Snyder, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born in South Charleston, West Virginia, Rev. Snyder was a minister of the Church of God for more than fifty years. He graduated from Anderson University, Anderson, IN and did post-graduate work at...

Helen Pruitt Johnson Mcbrayer

Helen Pruitt Johnson Mcbrayer

Sep 4, 2007

Helen Pruitt Johnson McBrayer, age 83, of Meadow Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born August 31, 1924, in New Boston, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Wallace Lee and Carrie Adams Pruitt. Helen and her parents moved to Ashland, Kentucky, when she...

Donald Stone

Donald Stone

Sep 3, 2007

Donald Stone, age 92, of Bartlett Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. Born March 15, 1915, in Lewis County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John Edward and Lucinda Cooper Stone. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, David Stone, in 1974. He...

Gordon Kendall

Gordon Kendall

Sep 3, 2007

Gordon Kendall, age 86, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born July 24, 1921, in Downham, Norfolk, England, to George and Clara Bywater Kendall. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Amanda Frances Stevens Kendall, whom he wed in Brooklyn,...

James Westerman,  Sr.

James Westerman, Sr.

Sep 3, 2007

James Westerman, Sr., age 60, of Farley Road, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. Born July 18, 1947, in Dover, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Orin and Ivy Tift Westerman. He is survived by three sons, James Westerman, Jr., of Morehead, Kentucky, Matthew Westerman...

Pauline  Sparks Sturgill

Pauline Sparks Sturgill

Sep 2, 2007

Pauline Sparks Sturgill, age 84, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2007, at the Life Care Center in Morehead. She was born November 21, 1922, at Little Perry in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Charles Alfred and Amelia Fletcher Sparks. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

John  Paul (Johnny)  Reeder

John Paul (Johnny) Reeder

Sep 2, 2007

John Paul (Johnny) Reeder, age 82, of Lanark Village, Florida, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2007, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born July 10, 1925, in Carter County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late John William and Nettie Bowen Reeder. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Vernon D. Reeder, James...

Robert Eugene Robbie Watson

Robert Eugene Robbie Watson

Sep 1, 2007

Robert Eugene -Robbie- Watson, age 38, of West Third Street, Maysville, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007, at the U. K. Medical Center in Lexington. Born August 26, 1969, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he is the son of J. R. Watson and his wife Linda of Morehead and Patricia Moore Purdon and her husband Edward of Maysville. Other survivors...

Alma  Turner Hubbard

Alma Turner Hubbard

Aug 29, 2007

Alma Turner Hubbard, age 90, of Bratton Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville, Kentucky. Born March 30, 1917, in Jackson, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Scott and Mary Spencer Turner. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Madison Hubbard, in 1971; one...

Walter  Samuel Hart

Walter Samuel Hart

Aug 29, 2007

Walter Samuel Hart, age 64, of CCC Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born March 1, 1943, in Memphis, Tennessee, he was the son of the late William Thomas and Jessica Josephine Gorgan Hart. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Dunn Hart; four sons, Samuel Hart, Steve...

Richard (Dick)  Staggs

Richard (Dick) Staggs

Aug 29, 2007

Richard (Dick) Staggs, age 75, of West Main Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at his residence. He was born November 18, 1931, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and was the son of the late Hilton Armstrong Staggs and Edna Sparks Staggs. One grandchild, Jesse Joe Caudill, also preceded him in death. Dick is survived by his...

Charlotte  Quillen Carter

Charlotte Quillen Carter

Aug 27, 2007

Charlotte Quillen Carter, age 83, of Timberwood Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 27, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 5, 1924, in Ashland, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Carl Quillen, Sr., and Jeanette Clark Quillen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren G. Carter, on December...

Daisy Mae Nicholson Chaney

Daisy Mae Nicholson Chaney

Aug 27, 2007

Daisy Mae Nicholson Chaney, age 76, of Circle Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 27, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born August 23, 1931, in Paoli, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Ollie Omer and Marie Hosa Nicholson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one grandson, Alex Jordan McKenzie....

Herbert  Ray Ferguson

Herbert Ray Ferguson

Aug 25, 2007

Herbert Ray Ferguson, age 69, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2007, at the Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. Born March 27, 1938, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Powell and Thelma Williams Ferguson. He is survived by his lifelong companion, Shelba Chatt of Dayton, Ohio; one...

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