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Donna Marie (Danckert)  Connell

Donna Marie (Danckert) Connell

Apr 26, 2022

Donna Marie Danckert Connell, age 70, of Jersey Way, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

Born April 7, 1952, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Donna was the daughter of Robert J. Danckert and Anna E. Rahilly Danckert. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Cassie...

Norma Lee (Johnson)  Charles

Norma Lee (Johnson) Charles

Apr 25, 2022

Norma Lee Johnson Charles, age 93, of Spring Hollow Road, Salt Lick, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at Ridgeway Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

Born August 14, 1928, in Bath County, she was a daughter of the late Martin Johnson and Ella Pearl Armstrong Johnson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Jama Michelle (Hoskins)  Bennett

Jama Michelle (Hoskins) Bennett

Apr 25, 2022

Jama Michelle Hoskins Bennett, age 48, of Boardwalk, Morehead, passed away Monday, April 25, 2022, at U.K. Medical Center after a sudden illness.

Born September 12, 1973, in Harrison County, she is the daughter of Jayne Hoskins Henson of Cynthiana and the late Mike Rice.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her...

Ona Rebecca (Church)  Smith Chapman

Ona Rebecca (Church) Smith Chapman

Apr 24, 2022

Ona Rebecca Church Smith Chapman, age 81, formerly of Riddle Road, Owingsville, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her home in Indian Mound, Tennessee.

Born August 20, 1940, at Canada, Kentucky, in Pike County, she was the daughter of the late Newman Church and Mae Blackburn Church.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Joshua Roy Lewis

Joshua Roy Lewis

Apr 23, 2022

Joshua Roy Lewis, age 42, of Kissimmee, Florida, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022, at South Lake Hospital in Clermont, Florida, after a brief illness.

Born August 2, 1979, in Morehead, Kentucky, he is the son of Carl and Sue Saunders Lewis of Maysville, Kentucky.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his...

Judith Evelyn (Hamm)  Hicks

Judith Evelyn (Hamm) Hicks

Apr 23, 2022

Judith Evelyn Hamm Hicks, age 77, of Devonne Drive, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky.

Born June 8, 1944, in Morehead, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Arthur "Polly" Hamm and Mary Margaret Jenkins Hamm Hardin. In addition to her...

Penny Sue (Bradford)  Kenley

Penny Sue (Bradford) Kenley

Apr 22, 2022

Penny Sue Kenley, age 61, of Morehead, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at U.K. Medical Center in Lexington.

Born September 15, 1960, in Warsaw, Indiana, and was a daughter of the late Ellis and Betty Jean Castle Bradford.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Riggs.

Penny...

Thomas John Gancio

Thomas John Gancio

Apr 21, 2022

Thomas John Gancio, 68, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at his residence.

He was born December 22, 1953, in Bay Shore, New York, a son of Anthony Joseph Gancio and Joan Eileen Hutchinson Gancio.  In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Wondolowski.

Survivors who...

Donald Wayne Lewis, Sr.

Donald Wayne Lewis, Sr.

Apr 21, 2022

Donald Wayne Lewis, Sr., 91, of Trace Creek Road, Vanceburg, Lewis County, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2022, at Life Care Center of Morehead, Morehead, Kentucky. He was born February 19, 1931, son of the late James Ralph Lewis and Ethel May Osborne Lewis. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Wayne, Jr....

Terry Wayne Burton

Terry Wayne Burton

Apr 19, 2022

Terry Wayne Burton, age 68, of Johnson Flat Road, Hillsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born February 7, 1954, in Bethel, Ohio, a son of the late Charles D. Burton and Clara Jean Boothby.

Terry leaves behind his wife of 37 years, Terri...

Velma Lee (Stacy)  Ball Conn

Velma Lee (Stacy) Ball Conn

Apr 19, 2022

Velma Lee Stacy Ball Conn, age 77, of Conn Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at St. Claire HealthCare after an extended illness.

Born October 27, 1944, in Lewis County, she was a daughter of the late James Monroe Stacy and Thelma Bevins Stacy.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

Donna (Pardy)  Porter

Donna (Pardy) Porter

Apr 18, 2022

Donna Porter passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022, at The Hospice Center at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky, surrounded by her family.  She was formerly of Weathersfield, Vermont.  Donna had lived in Owingsville, Kentucky, for the past 15 years.

She was born on May 9, 1951, in Claremont, New Hampshire.  She was the daughter of...

Samantha Jewell Lea Goodpaster

Samantha Jewell Lea Goodpaster

Apr 18, 2022

Samantha Jewell Lea Goodpaster, age 37 of Morehead, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022.

Born April 17, 1985, in Morehead, Samantha was the daughter of Sammy Goodpaster and Gail Jean Johnson Goodpaster of Morehead.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by two daughters, Sophia Nadine Goodpaster and Madelyn Mae Gray, both of Haldeman;...

Lillian Hazel Kiser

Lillian Hazel Kiser

Apr 12, 2022

Lillian Hazel Kiser, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Carter County Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Grayson after an extended illness.

Born July 26, 1936, in Morehead, she was a daughter of the late Hiram Ashbrook Kiser and Fannie Jane Roberts Kiser.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four...

Darrell "Monk" Wages

Darrell "Monk" Wages

Apr 12, 2022

Darrell Gene "Monk" Wages, age 81, of Midland, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at Ephraim-McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville after an extended illness.

Darrell, or "Monk" as he was known to all of his friends and family, was a lifelong resident of Midland.  Darrell picked up the nickname Monk when he was a little boy...

Donna Elaine (Scarborough)  Wagoner

Donna Elaine (Scarborough) Wagoner

Apr 11, 2022

Donna Elaine Scarborough Wagoner, age 65, of Highway 504, Olive Hill, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at Elliott County Nursing and Rehab Center in Sandy Hook.

Born April 13, 1956, in Xenia, Ohio, Donna was a daughter of the late Rev. Don Paul Scarborough and Eulah Marie "Dollie" Bush Scarborough.  In addition to her parents, she...

Samuel H. "Sam" Wooten

Samuel H. "Sam" Wooten

Apr 11, 2022

Samuel H. "Sam" Wooten, age 82, of Boodry Place, Morehead, passed away Monday, April 11, 2022, at residence.

Born October 12, 1939, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Henry Harrison Wooten and Delphia May Byrge Wooten. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six sisters, Jeanetta Wooten, Maude Cassity,...

Barbara (Planck)  Kissinger

Barbara (Planck) Kissinger

Apr 9, 2022

Barbara Planck Kissinger, age 78, of Christy Creek, Morehead, went to be with the Lord following an extended illness on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Mount Sterling, with her devoted children beside her.

Born January 27, 1944, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Planck and Grace Estep Planck. ...

Jessica Nicole (Terry)  Bryant

Jessica Nicole (Terry) Bryant

Apr 8, 2022

Jessica Nicole Terry Bryant, age 35, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, in Richmond, Kentucky, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born March 6, 1987, in Morehead, she is the daughter of Theressia Knipp Terry of Olive Hill and the late Gene Terry. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by...

Virgil Newton Spurlock

Virgil Newton Spurlock

Apr 8, 2022

Virgil Newton Spurlock, 93, of Colfax, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loved ones.

He was born February 16, 1929, in Sharpsburg, to the late John Hinton Spurlock and Lora Caudill Spurlock.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Rev. Lenville Spurlock and Vernon Dee...

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