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Evon Brown

Evon Brown

Dec 3, 2024

Evon Brown, age 74, of Stamper Ridge, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington.

She was born March 19, 1950, in Elliott County, and was a daughter of the late Ollie Brown and Loretta Faye Jenkins Brown Fannin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son,...

Bobby Eugene Stacey

Bobby Eugene Stacey

Nov 30, 2024

Bobby Eugene Stacey, age 52, of Cincinnati Branch, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away September 10, 2025, at his residence.

Born June 13,1973, in Lexington, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Jerry Stacey and Wilma James Burge.

Bobby is survived by his longtime partner, Venita Swetnam of Morehead; three children: Heather Stacey and Crystal Howard...

Geneva Ruth (Burke)  Ross

Geneva Ruth (Burke) Ross

Nov 29, 2024

Geneva Ruth Burke Ross, age 72, of Alexandria, Kentucky, formerly of Johnson School Road, Hillsboro, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024, at University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born May 29, 1952, in Fleming County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Newton Burke and Nancy Alice Maze...

Hope (Waddell)  Lambert

Hope (Waddell) Lambert

Nov 28, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Hope Waddell Lambert, a beloved resident of Morehead, Kentucky, who entered eternal rest on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Hope, as she was affectionately known, suffered a stroke during Sunday service at Grace Assembly of God, where she had...

Elbert Bell Cox

Elbert Bell Cox

Nov 27, 2024

Elbert Bell Cox, age 90, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at his home.

Born November 2, 1934, on Maxey Flat, Hillsboro, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Walter G. and Louada Parish Cox.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his 10 siblings.

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Dr. Travis Preston Lockhart

Dr. Travis Preston Lockhart

Nov 21, 2024

Travis Preston Lockhart, Ph.D, 82, of Morehead, passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2024. Travis was born on January 17, 1942, in Dallas, Texas. After a successful experience on his high school speech team, Travis decided he wanted to be an actor and studied Theatre at Baylor University with famed director, Paul Baker.

After graduating with a...

Louis "Lou" Raymond Combess

Louis "Lou" Raymond Combess

Nov 21, 2024

Louis Raymond "Lou" Combess, age 85, of Aberdeen, Ohio, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Hospice of Hope in Maysville.

Born September 2, 1939, at Washington, Kentucky, in Mason County, and was the son of the late Ray Combess and Jane Whalen Combess.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Louis Combess,...

Daniel Lewis Fackler

Daniel Lewis Fackler

Nov 19, 2024

Daniel Lewis Fackler, age 83, of Morehead, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at UK St. Claire Hospital in Morehead.

Daniel was born October 22, 1941, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Richard Donley Fackler and Martha J. Koogler Fackler.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,...

Francis Levern Grimshaw

Francis Levern Grimshaw

Nov 19, 2024

Francis Levern Grimshaw, age 94, of Caudill Cemetery Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Levern was born August 17, 1930, in Wheeler, Michigan, and was the son of the late Perry I. Grimshaw and Edna F. Woodcock Grimshaw.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one...

Angela (Brigner)  Combs

Angela (Brigner) Combs

Nov 18, 2024

Angela Brigner Combs, age 64, of Morehead, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024, at UK St. Claire Hospital in Morehead.

She was born June 8, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio, and was the daughter of the late Russell Brigner and Phyllis Collins Brigner.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Lisa Tarlton....

Allya (Matthews)  Jones

Allya (Matthews) Jones

Nov 17, 2024

Allya Matthews Jones, age 98, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Windsor Care Nursing Home in Mt. Sterling.

She was born August 9, 1926, in Bath County, and was a daughter of the late Daugherty Matthews and Julia Mae Brown Matthews.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded by her husband, Johnnie...

Yolanda Marie (Yuknus)  Smedley

Yolanda Marie (Yuknus) Smedley

Nov 16, 2024

Yolanda Smedley passed away at the age of 51 on November 16, 2024, in Morehead, Kentucky.  She was born on January 6, 1973, in Madrid, Spain, to Maria L. Yuknus and George M. Yuknus.

Yolanda (affectionately known as "Yoli"), always loved music and had a great sense of humor.  Her outspoken personality was matched with a no-holds-barred...

Steve Barker

Steve Barker

Nov 16, 2024

Stephen Winston Barker, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 16, 2024, in Morehead, Kentucky, surrounded by his family.

Steve, as he was known to all, was born March 30, 1951, in Louisville, KY, to the late Ollie and Wanda Barker of Morehead. A graduate of both Rowan County High School and Morehead State University, Steve married...

Francis Marie (Keeton)  Bryant

Francis Marie (Keeton) Bryant

Nov 15, 2024

Francis Marie Keeton Bryant, age 72, of Fraley Road, Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at U.K. St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky.

Born May 25, 1952, in Rowan County, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Vincel "Pug" Keeton and Elizabeth Pearl Salyers Keeton.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...

Marvin "Marv" Edward Mills, Jr.

Marvin "Marv" Edward Mills, Jr.

Nov 11, 2024

Marvin "Marv" Edward Mills, Jr., age 61, of Hyatt Lane, Morehead, passed away Monday, November 11, 2024, at U.K. St. Claire Hospital in Morehead.

Born December 25, 1962, in Fairborn, Ohio, and is the son of Sharon Price Kindred of London, Ohio, and the late Marvin Edward Mills, Sr. In addition to his father, he was preceded...

Vickie Lynn (Carter)  Skaggs

Vickie Lynn (Carter) Skaggs

Nov 9, 2024

Vickie Lynn Carter Skaggs, age 60, of Randolph Ridge Road, Elliott County, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024, at Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

Born March 19, 1964, she is the daughter of Joan Conn Carter of Elliott County, and the late Carl Carter. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by her brother, Lowell...

Kenneth (Kenny) A. Cummins

Kenneth (Kenny) A. Cummins

Nov 8, 2024

Kenny (Kenneth A. Cummins), born in Augusta, KY, at his Grandma Browning's home, October 26, 1947, lost his fight with cancer on November 8, 2024.  He leaves behind a loving wife of 29 years, Jeanie Cummins (Doris J. Randle Cummins) and a daughter from his second marriage, (Kelly Mullins).  He was preceded in death by his parent: Hildrie S....

Fredia (Adkins)  Armstrong

Fredia (Adkins) Armstrong

Nov 8, 2024

Fredia Adkins Armstrong, age 90, of Deer Run Lane, Morehead, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on Friday, November 8, 2024, at her daughter's home.

She was born February 4, 1934, in Elkfork, Morgan County, Kentucky, to the late Willie Adkins and the late Edna Rowland Adkins.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Clester L....

Vera "June" (Brown)  Casteel

Vera "June" (Brown) Casteel

Nov 7, 2024

Vera "June" Brown Casteel, age 68, of Sitka, Kentucky, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2024, at her residence.

She was born March 2, 1956, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Willie and Lucy Barker Brown.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Kay Deweese...

Sylvia Ann Perkins

Sylvia Ann Perkins

Nov 6, 2024

Sylvia Ann Perkins, age 78, peacefully passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Life Care Center of Morehead, which had been her home since April 2024.

Sylvia was born October 26, 1946, in Morgan County, and was the daughter of the late Calvin LaFayette Perkins and Jean McClure Perkins.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...

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