Obituaries

Dec 22, 2023

Jerry Lee Naquin, Jr., age 63, of Pine Ridge Drive, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at his residence.

Born August 17, 1960, in Orange, Texas, Jerry was the son of the late Jerry Lee Naquin and Margaret Burns Naquin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, John Thomas...

Dec 16, 2023

Frank "Gayle" Porter, age 85, of Olive Hill, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, at Windsor Care in Mt. Sterling.

Born January 19, 1938, in Carter County, he was the son of the late Herman and Mae Porter.   Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Kolene Harris Porter on April 27, 1997; one...

Dec 16, 2023

Saundra Kay Lewis Schatz was born to the parents of Henry Clay Lewis and Noisha Brown Lewis on March 1, 1939, in Zanesville, Ohio.  Saundra passed away peacefully on December 16, 2023, in her home in Olive Hill, Kentucky.

Saundra was the salutatorian of the Class of 1956 from Hamilton High School.  She received a full scholarship...

Dec 15, 2023

Lyndon Ray Perry, age 67, of Stan Branch, Grayson, passed away Friday, December 15, 2023, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.

Born November 3, 1956, in Dearborn, Michigan, he was the son of the late Roderick and Clela Wallace Perry.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Roger Perry and...

Dec 13, 2023

Anthony Joe Beamon, age 43, of Havens Lane, West Liberty, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland.

Born March 20, 1980, he is the son of Douglas Ronald Beamon of West Liberty and Phyllis Jean Robinson Beamon, who preceded him in death on March 22, 2019. A granddaughter, Addison Pennington, also...

Dec 11, 2023

Timothy Allen Morgan, age 51, of Hillsboro Road, Hillsboro, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at St. Joe Hospital in Lexington.

He was born April 19, 1972, in Somerset and is the son of the late Richard Morgan.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine Perry Morgan; two sons, Josiah Morgan and Samuel Morgan, both...

Dec 11, 2023

Orbie Charles Ramey, age 87, of Sheridan Drive, Morehead, KY, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023, at his residence.

Born July 1, 1936, at Bangor, KY, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Vernon and Estella Foster Ramey.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Ernest Ramey; one...

Dec 11, 2023

Edra Jane "Janie" Greenhill Hargett, age 72, of Hargett Drive, Olive Hill, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 11, 2023, at Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth, Ohio.

Born April 14, 1951, in Ashland, Kentucky, Janie was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred Womack Greenhill. In addition to her parents, she...

Dec 10, 2023

Shirley Ruth Mobley Parker, 85, of Rineyville, Kentucky, formerly of Morehead, passed away on December 10, 2023. She was born on October 6, 1938, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, the youngest daughter of the late Harve Weddington Mobley and Mary Alice Greene Mobley.

Shirley was a loving mother, survived by her daughters Teri Sparks (Chris) and Tamela Cates...

Dec 10, 2023

Mary Catherine Jackson of Wallingford, left this world suddenly on Sunday, December 10, 2023, at UK Markey Cancer Center in Lexington at 58 years of age.

She was born February 3, 1965, in Morehead to Paris Jackson, Jr. of Wallingford and Catherine Kissick Jackson, who preceded her in death on September 10, 2015.

After graduating...

Dec 8, 2023

Robert Allen "Bob" Flora, age 81, of Colfax, passed away on December 8, 2023, at St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead.

He was born in Hillsboro on February 12, 1942, a son of the late Carl Thomas Flora and Helen (Gray) Flora.  He was a member of Johnson First Church of God, a heavy equipment operator for...

Dec 7, 2023

A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Megan Ann Hunter, passed unexpectedly at 24 on December 7, 2023.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 2, 1999, to Walt and Dee Hunter, Megan joined her brother, Brandon Hunter. Megan grew up in Chesterfield, Virginia, attending Winterpock Elementary School, Millwood School and Trinity Episcopal High School. She...

Dec 7, 2023

A beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend, Megan Ann Hunter, passed unexpectedly at 24 on December 7, 2023.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 2, 1999, to Walt and Dee Hunter, Megan joined her brother, Brandon Hunter. Megan grew up in Chesterfield, Virginia, attending Winterpock Elementary School, Millwood School and Trinity Episcopal High School. She...

Dec 7, 2023

Charles "Charlie" Robert Prather, age 64, of Poplar Lane, Morehead, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2023, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

Born January 20, 1959, in Morehead, he was the son of the late Grover and Lodusta Keeton Prather. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Jack Stevens, Wes Prather,...

Dec 6, 2023

Benjamin Michael Garner, age 40, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington.

Born July 6, 1983, in Morehead, he is the son of Michael W. Garner and Joeretta Butler Garner, who passed away September 18, 2018.  In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his son,...

Dec 6, 2023

Joyce Ann Carpenter Dixon, age 62, of Olive Hill, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

She was born on May 26, 1961, in Warren, Ohio, and is the daughter of Eileen Cowger Hite and the late Elder Herman Carpenter. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Eddie...

Dec 5, 2023

Bruce Alan Jessee, age 69, of State Route 174, Soldier, closed his eyes here and opened them in Heaven on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, surrounded by his loving family.

Born April 24, 1954, in New Castle, Indiana, he was a son of the late Howard Milton Jessee and Geneiveve Elkins Jessee.  In addition to his parents, he...

Dec 4, 2023

Julia "Julie" Anne (Wilson) Price, 80, of Lexington, KY, passed away in the early morning hours on Monday, December 4, 2023, at Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, due to complications from COVID.

She was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on August 1, 1943, to Robert and Lorene Wilson.  In addition to her parents, Julie was preceded in death...

Dec 1, 2023

Gretta Ann Brown Duncan, age 84, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2023, at her home.

She was born August 5, 1939, in Ashland, Kentucky, to Ray Otis and Georgia Frances Brown. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John Richard Duncan, who was the love of her life.

Nov 30, 2023

Julie Mynheir Sexton, age 72, of Kimberly Lane, Clearfield, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2024, at her residence.

Born January 28, 1952, in Morehead, she was the daughter of the late Haskel and Annie McIntosh Mynheir.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Carl Sexton, who passed away in 2004;...