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Sandra "Sandy" (Vaughn)  Ingels

Sandra "Sandy" (Vaughn) Ingels

Aug 24, 2023

Sandra "Sandy" Vaughn Ingels, age 75, of Morehead, Kentucky, formerly of Hindman, Kentucky, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 24, 2023, at her residence.

Born March 31, 1948, in Knott County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Brady Vaughn and Joy Ventures.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin...

Jimmy Luke Spurlock

Jimmy Luke Spurlock

Aug 19, 2023

Jimmy Luke Spurlock, age 86, of U.S. 60 West, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at his home.

Born February 10, 1937, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Howard A. Spurlock and Anna Pearl Patton Spurlock.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, William...

Barbara Ellen "Bobbie" (Pennington)  Boggs Knisley

Barbara Ellen "Bobbie" (Pennington) Boggs Knisley

Aug 19, 2023

Barbara Ellen "Bobbie" Pennington Boggs Knisley, age 77, of Webbville, Kentucky, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

Born February 26, 1946, in Carter County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Earl Wayne Pennington and Nancy Ellen Tackett Pennington. Besides her parents, she...

Edsell A. Weaver, Sr.

Edsell A. Weaver, Sr.

Aug 19, 2023

Edsell A. Weaver, Sr., age 80, of Crain Creek, Wallingford, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, at his home surrounded by his family.

Edsell was born April 3, 1943, to the late Earl F. Weaver and Rebecca Frances Skaggs Weaver of Crain Creek.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers, Earl Weaver, Jr.,...

Linda Lois (Alfrey)  Bourque Metze

Linda Lois (Alfrey) Bourque Metze

Aug 18, 2023

Linda Lois Alfrey Bourque Metze, age 79, of Achterman Road, Pleasant Plain, Ohio, passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at her residence.

Born March 18, 1944, at Beaver Creek in Frenchburg, Linda was a daughter of the late Harvard C. Alfrey and Ruby Mildred Robinson Alfrey.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Angela Dawn Roberts

Angela Dawn Roberts

Aug 18, 2023

Angela Dawn Roberts was born June 22, 1968, in Morehead, Kentucky, and passed away at her home in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 18, 2023, while under Hospice care for cardiac issues.

She is the daughter of Teresa Duff Roberts and the late Norman Lee Roberts (2006) of Morehead, Kentucky.

Besides her father, she was preceded...

Cecil Jay Riddle

Cecil Jay Riddle

Aug 17, 2023

Cecil Jay Riddle, age 56, of Windy Cove Road, Morehead, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023, at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born June 27, 1967, in Morehead, he was a son of the late Clyde Riddle and Feby Delphia Mays Riddle Law.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...

Mary Jane (Hall)  Rowley

Mary Jane (Hall) Rowley

Aug 16, 2023

Mary Jane Hall Rowley, age 74, of Seas Branch, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

Born August 10, 1949, in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Leland Hall and Mary Louise Spearman Hall. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Danny Hall...

Linton Parker

Linton Parker

Aug 15, 2023

Linton Parker, age 76, of Morehead, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

Born May 4, 1947, at Hayes Crossing, he was a son of the late Denver Glenmore Parker and Janice Diane May Parker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Fred Puckett, Joseph Parker,...

Virgie (Johnson)  Gamble

Virgie (Johnson) Gamble

Aug 14, 2023

Virgie Johnson Gamble, age 69, of A. Johnson Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, August 14, 2023, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Born September 25, 1953, in Morehead, she was the daughter of the late Acie Johnson and Pauline Stapleton Johnson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Rhonda and Shawanna...

Frances Jean Wells

Frances Jean Wells

Aug 13, 2023

Frances Jean Wells, 88, of Winter Haven, Florida, formerly of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Lakeland, Florida.

Born on June 14, 1935, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Denzel Wells and Minnie Lowe Wells. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Anna Lee Morrison, Myrtle White,...

Sada Jewell (Marshall)  Ravenscraft

Sada Jewell (Marshall) Ravenscraft

Aug 13, 2023

Sada Jewell Ravenscraft, age 93, of North Willow Drive in Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at her home and went to be with her Lord on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

Born in Fleming County, Kentucky, on September 7, 1929, to the late Arthur T. Marshall and Maggie Caudill Marshall, Sada was the youngest of eight children.  She was...

Kennel Ray Dyer

Kennel Ray Dyer

Aug 8, 2023

Kennel Ray Dyer, age 67, Jeffersonville, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at his residence.

Born September 30, 1955, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Linden and Martha Arnett Dyer. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Phillip Nolan Dyer.

He is survived by his...

Iris Gail (Johnson)  Hamilton

Iris Gail (Johnson) Hamilton

Aug 5, 2023

Iris Gail (Johnson) Hamilton, a resident of Clearfield, KY, embraced her final journey on August 5th, 2023, as she succumbed to complications stemming from a brief illness.

Born on April 19th, 1946, in Moline, IL, Iris was the third child of Beulah and Knuth Johnson, hailing from Rock Island, IL.

Iris's professional life was one...

Allie Faye (Pennington)  James Burton

Allie Faye (Pennington) James Burton

Aug 5, 2023

Allie Faye Pennington James Burton, age 98, from Columbus, Ohio, formerly from Morehead, Kentucky, passed away on August 5, 2023.

She was born January 3, 1925 in Elliott County, Kentucky, to Jason Braxton and Mary Jane Forrest Pennington who preceded her in death, as well as 7 sisters, 4 brothers, husbands, William Curtis James and Frank Burton,...

Phillip Eugene "Pooh" Knipp

Phillip Eugene "Pooh" Knipp

Aug 4, 2023

Phillip Eugene "Pooh" Knipp, age 47, of Little Perry Road, Morehead, formerly of Olive Hill, passed away Friday, August 4, 2023, at his residence.

Born July 25, 1976, in Ashland, he is the son of Brenda Seagraves Knipp of Olive Hill and the late Lowell Preston Knipp.  Besides his father, he was preceded in death by his...

Margaret Patton (Sutphin)  Payne

Margaret Patton (Sutphin) Payne

Aug 3, 2023

Margaret Ruth Sutphin Patton Payne, age 91, of Milton, West Virginia, passed away Thursday, August 3, 2023, at St. Mary's Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia.

She was born February 26, 1932, in Mt. Carbon, West Virginia, and was a daughter of Ira Sutphin, Sr., and Matilda Jane Kidd Sutphin.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Alton  H. (Bill) Malone

Alton H. (Bill) Malone

Aug 3, 2023

Alton H. (Bill) Malone, Jr.  (89) passed away peacefully on August 3, 2023, with his wife and family lovingly by his side.

Born April 4, 1934, to Ida (Cox) and Alton Hodge Malone, Sr., Bill grew up in Florida, Tennessee, New Orleans, and Mississippi as an only child, moving with his family as his father completed his...

Larry C. Breeze

Larry C. Breeze

Aug 2, 2023

Larry C. Breeze, age 79, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at CHI St. Joseph Health in Mount Sterling, KY. Born in Lewis County, KY on July 8, 1944, he was the son of the late William H. Breeze and Edith Hord Breeze. Larry graduated from Winchester High in Ohio. He later received a...

Bettye Jo (Mccarty)  Donathan

Bettye Jo (Mccarty) Donathan

Aug 2, 2023

Bettye Jo McCarty Donathan, age 84, of Harpers Ridge Road, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at Hospice of the Bluegrass, UK Medical Center, in Lexington.

Born September 6, 1938, in Montgomery County, she was the daughter of the late Russell McCarty and Ruth Orme McCarty.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

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