Ferl Jean (Caudill) Sorrell
May 30, 2024
Ferl Jean Caudill Sorrell, age 94, of KY 801 South, Morehead, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
She was born May 4, 1930, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late Willis C. and Flora Mae Smoot Caudill. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Teddy Caudill,...
Wilda Mae (Waddell) Mays
May 30, 2024
Wilda Mae Waddell Mays, age 94, of Brown Ridge Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Life Care Center in Morehead.
She was born November 7, 1929, in Elliott County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Merida Waddell and Glenna Porter Waddell. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
David Wayne Eldridge
May 29, 2024
David Wayne Eldridge, age 68, of Mt. Vernon Road, Wallingford, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was born August 6, 1955, in Isonville, a son of the late John Jay Eldridge and Grovie Fannin Eldridge. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers,...
Jesse Oscar Smoot
May 27, 2024
Jesse Oscar Smoot, age 89, of Ringos Mill Road, Hillsboro, passed away Monday, May 27, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Born May 11, 1935, in Fleming County, he was a son of Jesse Goble Smoot and Pansy Ethel Pierce Smoot. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his ex-wife...
Alice Marie (Adkins) Murray
May 25, 2024
Alice Marie Adkins Murray, age 80, of Winchester, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Hoosier Village in Zionsville, Indiana.
She was born December 14, 1943, in Logan County, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Virgil Adkins and Dorothy Fraley Adkins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Michael Adkins and...
Dianna Louise (Bennett) Carroll
May 22, 2024
Dianna Louise Bennett Carroll, age 71, of Plainview Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at her residence after an extended illness.
Born June 16, 1952, in Paulding, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Loretta June Bennett and Thomas Miner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Ronnie...
Edward Ray Elam
May 21, 2024
Edward Ray Elam, age 80, of Ottist Elam Trail, Morehead, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at his residence.
Born June 1, 1943, in Lexington, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward "Ed" Elam and Ottist White Elam.
Ray is survived by his wife, Margie Hall Elam; three...
Crystal Van Meter (Kirk) Rouse
May 18, 2024
Celebration of Life and Remembrance
Crystal Van Meter (Kirk) Rouse
There will be a celebration of Life and Remembrance for Crystal Van Meter (Kirk) Rouse on Sunday, May 26, at 1 p.m. The celebration will be held in the Fellowship Hall in the Morehead United Methodist Church (227 West Main Street, Morehead, KY 40351). We...
Omer L. Brown
May 17, 2024
Omer L. Brown, age 91, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 17, 2024, at Shawnee Estates Assisted Living, in Xenia, Ohio, where he resided the past several months.
Born March 22, 1933, in Morehead, he was the last surviving son of Sherman and Ann Epperhart Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...
Josephine "Jo" Mccarty
May 16, 2024
Josephine "Jo" McCarty, of Farmers, Kentucky, passed away at home on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Per her wishes, she died on the same hill she was born. She was the eldest child of Virgil "Cub" Thompson, of Farmers, Kentucky, and Oria Smith, of Hazard, Kentucky.
Jo loved watching things grow on the farm, from calves to a...
Betty ((Toler)) Staton Watts
May 14, 2024
Betty Toler Staton Watts, age 85, of Winchester, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Clark Regional Medical Center in Winchester, following a sudden illness.
Born November 27, 1938, in Logan, West Virginia, she was the last surviving child of the late D. B. and Rebecca Wright Toler. In addition to her parents, Betty was preceded...
Frances Linda Patton
May 11, 2024
Frances Linda Patton, age 73, of Milton, West Virginia, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Hospice House of Huntington, in Huntington, WV.
She was born January 11, 1951, in Charleston, West Virginia, a beloved daughter of the late Lowell David Patton and Margaret Ruth Sutphin Patton Payne. In addition to her parents, Frances was preceded in...
Billy "Joe" Slone
May 11, 2024
Billy "Joe" Slone, age 56, of Hillsboro, died suddenly Saturday, May 11, 2024, after suffering an apparent heart attack at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born February 27, 1968, in Elliott County, he was a son of the late Carl Eugene Slone and Nettie Kathryn Barker Slone. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death...
Billy Joe Williamson, Jr.
May 11, 2024
Billy Joe Williamson, Jr., age 54, of Lexington, KY, a WLEX graphic designer, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, following an automobile accident.
Born December 4, 1969, in Morehead, he is the son of Billy Williamson, Sr., and Juanita Shepherd Williamson. In addition to his parents, he is survived by one...
Flora Anna (Bumgardner) Pennington
May 11, 2024
Flora Anna Bumgardner Pennington, age 92, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the home of her daughter.
Born October 27, 1931, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Clyde Bumgardner and Menervia Epperhart Bumgardner. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by the father of her children, Medford Pennington; two...
Bobbie Jean (Underwood) Baldridge
May 11, 2024
Bobbie Jean (Underwood) Baldridge, 88, of Nichols Branch, Clearfield, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.
Born May 4, 1936, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of Stanley C. and Goldie Mae (Carter) Underwood. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...
Henry "Sonny" Harlan Roark, Jr.
May 9, 2024
Henry "Sonny" Harlan Roark, Jr., age 75, of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024, at U. K. Medical Center in Lexington.
He was born July 24, 1948, at Hayswood Hospital in Maysville, Kentucky, and was a son of the late Henry "Punk" Harlan Roark, Sr. and Olive L. Cooper Roark. Besides his parents, he was preceded...
Bernadine J. (Johnson) Wright
May 8, 2024
Bernadine J. Johnson Wright, age 66, of Heritage Place, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2024, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born February 24, 1958, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Damon Johnson and Essie Trent Kidd. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Steven Wilson and two...
Bruce Dwain Hubbard
May 8, 2024
Bruce Dwain Hubbard, age 53, of West Lane, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at his residence.
Born January 9, 1971, in Morehead, Bruce was the son of the late Charles "Chuck" Scott Hubbard and Phyllis Ann Ramey Hubbard.
Bruce is survived by his brother, Scottie Hubbard.
He was a self-employed construction...
Angelia Marie Craft
May 4, 2024
Angelia Marie Craft, age 31, of Little Perry Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024, at her home.
Born June 7, 1992, in Morehead, she was the daughter of the late Harold Craft and Tonya Gross Bailey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one child, Rayden Pack., who passed away July...
