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Jean Hofstetter Besant
May 10, 2007
Jean Hofstetter Besant, age 71, of North Wilson Avenue, Morehead, KY, wife of Larry Besant, MSU Library Director Emeritus, died Thursday, May 10, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born September 2, 1935, in DuQuoin, IL, daughter of the late Harry E. and Mary Maria Buettner Hofstetter. One brother, Harold E. Hofstetter, and one...
William N. Lester, Jr.
May 9, 2007
William N. Lester, Jr., age 80, of Kentre Lane, Morehead, KY, a longtime resident of Phelps and Majestic in Pike County, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2007, at the Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville, Kentucky. He was born September 4, 1926, in Mohawk, West Virginia, and was the son of the late William N. and Julie Hopkins...
Nellie Lucresia Debord Tackett
May 8, 2007
Nellie Lucresia Debord Tackett, age 83, of Oriental Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007, at her home. She was born March 9, 1924, in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the late William and Anna Thornsberry Debord. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Ivan Debord; five sisters, Elizabeth Morehouse, Corda Morehouse,...
Myrl Holbrook Stafford
May 7, 2007
Myrl Holbrook Stafford, age 90, of Open Fork Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007, at her residence. She was born December 18, 1916, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Crecy Holbrook. Myrl was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Stafford in 1989; two sons, Haskell Lee Stafford and Charles...
Ralf Garrett Gary Hillebrand
May 7, 2007
Ralf Garrett -Gary- Hillebrand, age 45, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 7, 2007, at his residence. He was born August 2, 1961, in Plankstadt, Germany, and is the son of the late Roland Lenhardt and Anita Gund White of Morehead, Kentucky, and stepson of Garrett A. Hillebrand of Louisville, KY. He was preceded in death...
Beulah Skaggs Reynolds
May 2, 2007
Beulah Skaggs Reynolds, age 78, of Reynolds Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007, at her residence after a long illness. She was born May 9, 1928, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Maude Sparks Skaggs. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56...
Burnest Estep
Apr 30, 2007
Burnest Estep, age 81, of Cranston Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 30, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born April 19, 1926, in Carter County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Lake and Letha Thompson Estep. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Dexter Monroe Estep and Jeffrey...
Ella Mae Arnett Evans
Apr 26, 2007
Ella Mae Arnett Evans, age 76, of U.S. 60 East, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born March 27, 1931, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Noble and Thelma Cordell Arnett. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Lawrence Arnett, Jr.
Apr 20, 2007
Lawrence Arnett, Jr., 77, of Moores Flat Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 20, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead following an extended illness. Lawrence Jr. was born February 6, 1930, in Magoffin County, Kentucky, to Lawrence Sr. and Delia Rowe Arnett. He was the youngest of five sons. While attending Morehead State University...
Cheri Scanlon Wagoner
Apr 19, 2007
Cheri Scanlon Wagoner, age 48, of Old Phelps Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2007, at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born February 18, 1959, in Lexington Kentucky, and is the daughter of George and Shirley Perry Scanlon of West Liberty, Kentucky. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...
Virginia Omega Fannin Lambert
Apr 11, 2007
Virginia Omega Fannin Lambert, age 67, of Dark Hollow Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at her residence after a brief illness. She was born February 29, 1940, in Elliott County, Kentucky, to the late Clell and Nancy Simmons Fannin. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Marissa Dawn Lambert May, on...
William M. Hawkins
Apr 10, 2007
Reverend Dr. William M. Hawkins, Poet, Composer, and Minister died Tuesday April 10, 2007 at UK Medical Center. Born May 14, 1942, a native of Switzer, Kentucky he graduated from Franklin County High School in 1960. He played tuba for Georgetown College and graduated with a degree in music education. After teaching music for several years, he graduated with...
Eleanor A. Webb Johnson
Apr 10, 2007
Eleanor A. Webb Johnson, age 87, of Stevens, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at Elliott County Nursing and Rehabilitation in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. She was born April 4, 1920, in Michigan and was the daughter of the late William and Nora Nelson Williamson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Edna...
Christine Davis Black Combs
Apr 10, 2007
Christine Davis Black Combs, age 81, of Clearfield Street, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born June 7, 1925, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Felix and Nannie Charles Davis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Hazel Madgeline Gilliam Smoot
Apr 8, 2007
Hazel Madgeline Gilliam Smoot, age 82, of Greenville School Road, Greenville, Virginia, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2007, at her residence. Born May 19, 1924, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Green and Cora Waddell Gilliam. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Ottis Gilliam. Her husband, Ivory...
Lillian Rose Mynhier Warren
Apr 5, 2007
Lillian Rose Mynhier Warren, age 85, of Reynolds Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2007, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, after a brief illness. Born May 30, 1921, in Hazard, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Sally Whitt Mynhier. Her husband, William Chester Warren, preceded her in death...
Evelyn Eileen Johnson Kidd
Apr 2, 2007
Evelyn Eileen Johnson Kidd, age 79, of Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, April 2, 2007, at her residence. She was born February 7, 1928, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Harvey Clifford Johnson and Hazel Evelyn Patton Johnson. She is survived by four sons, David Lee Kidd, Stephen Jay Kidd, and Robert...
Emma Lucille Alderman
Mar 28, 2007
Emma Lucille Snipes Alderman, age 72, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born May 6, 1934, in Carter County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Callie and Geneva Evalyn Cole Snipes. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, John...
Bessie Thompson Stacey
Mar 25, 2007
Bessie Thompson Stacey, age 74, of Big Perry Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. She was born October 7, 1932, in Rowan County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Clyde F. Thompson and Mamie Ithel Glover Thompson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Dovie Basford Plank
Mar 21, 2007
Dovie Basford Plank, age 68, of Goddard Road, Wallingford, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Born January 15, 1939, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late John and Iva Braggs Basford. Her husband, Homer Lee Plank, preceded her in death on December 11, 2000. She is survived...
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