William Sanford Dyer, Jr.
Dec 7, 2021
William Sanford "Junior" Dyer, age 87, of Colfax Road, Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center in Hazard.
Born July 6, 1934, in Mason County, he was the son of the late William McKinley Dyer and Elizabeth Thomas Tinsley Dyer. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by eight siblings, infant...
Clifford "Cliff" Kelson New
Dec 6, 2021
Clifford Kelson "Cliff" New, of US 60 West, Morehead, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling.
Born March 14, 1959, in Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Clifford New and Eunice Barker New. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Robert A....
Shirley (Terrell) Johnson
Dec 6, 2021
Shirley Terrell Johnson, age 81, of Maxey Flat Road, Hillsboro, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at U.K. HealthCare in Lexington.
Born November 7, 1940, at Upper Lick Fork in Pelfrey, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Columbus and Arntie Hardin Terrell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...
Rickie Landis (Blair) Hunter
Dec 2, 2021
Rickie Landis Blair Hunter, age 71, of Highway 519, Clearfield, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born January 19, 1950, in Johnson County, she was a daughter of the late Richard Blair and Iris Centers Blair Ward. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis...
Linda "Fern" (Miller) Goodpaster
Nov 30, 2021
Linda "Fern" Miller Goodpaster, age 68, of Morehead, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead following an extended illness.
She was born April 25, 1954, in Menifee County, and was a daughter of the late Lloyd "Trave" and Eddla Mae Ratliff Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Reedus Back
Nov 29, 2021
Reedus Back, 99, passed from this life to his heavenly home on Monday, November 29, 2021. Reedus was born in Letcher County, Kentucky, on September 17, 1922, to Joseph Back and Margaret (Maggie) Dixon Back.
Reedus is survived by his wife of 68 years, Carrie Jane Courtney Back. In addition to his wife, he is survived by...
Oliver Lee Perry
Nov 29, 2021
Oliver Lee Perry, age 79, of Oak Grove Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, November 29, 2021, at his residence.
He was born January 28, 1942, in Rowan County, and was the son of the late Dexter Perry and Alice Hampton Perry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Evelyn Slusher...
Darrell David Gulley
Nov 28, 2021
Darrell David Gulley, age 65, of Fleming County, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Meadowview Regional Medical Center in Maysville.
He was born August 21, 1956, in Maysville, a son of the late Henry Thomas "Tommy" Gulley and Dorothy Story Gulley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Larry Thomas...
Ret. Maj. Steven Daniel Fouch
Nov 28, 2021
Ret. Maj. Steven Daniel Fouch of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Morehead, passed away peacefully among family on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at Abrazo West Campus hospital in Goodyear, Arizona.
Born November 1, 1962, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, he is the son of John Fouch of Morehead and the late Loreda Hardin Fouch,...
Audrey (Gombel) Griffin
Nov 25, 2021
Audrey Gombel Griffin, 94, of Morehead, formerly of New York, died peacefully Thursday, November 25, 2021, at the Life Care Center of Morehead, Kentucky.
Audrey was born November 5, 1927, in Albany, New York, the daughter of the late John and Gladys Roberts Gombel. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...
Connie Jo (Tackett) Pettit
Nov 24, 2021
Connie Jo Tackett Pettit, age 70, of Hungry Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.
Born July 16, 1951, in Carter County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth and Dorothy Williams Tackett. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, James Tackett, Kenny Tackett,...
Dennis Marvin Terry Ii
Nov 23, 2021
Dennis Marvin Terry II, 46, of Fallin Timber Branch, Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at his residence.
Born January 18, 1975, in Trenton, Michigan, he is the son of Evelyn Lambert Stapleton of Clearfield, Kentucky, and the late Dennis Marvin Terry.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Christopher...
Donald L Thompson
Nov 23, 2021
Donald L. Thompson, age 84, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at Life Care Center in Morehead.
Born February 11, 1937, in Fleming County, he was a son of the late Louis Thompson and Nell Riley Thompson Waddell. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death his first wife, Eve Thompson; his second wife, Lois...
Randall Dean Pettit
Nov 22, 2021
Randall Dean Pettit, born September 28, 1954, passed away on November 22, 2021, at Ridgeway Nursing Home in Owingsville, Kentucky, following a long illness.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Josephine Pettit of Grange City; his sister, Tresia Swain of Morehead; and his brother, Anthony Pettit also of Grange City.
Randall...
Debra Darlene Alfrey
Nov 22, 2021
Debra Darlene Alfrey, age 57, of Derby Drive, Mt. Sterling, passed away Monday, November 22, 2021, at St. Joseph Main in Lexington.
Born July 12, 1964, in Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late Gerald and Linda Dare Ginter Alfrey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Aaron "Peanut"...
Virginia Maxine (Wyant) Harmon
Nov 21, 2021
Virginia Maxine Wyant Harmon, 96, of N. Keenland Drive, Richmond, formerly of Morehead, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the Terrace Nursing & Rehab Center in Berea.
Born January 7, 1925, in Nitro, West Virginia, and was the daughter of the late Ephriam Wyant and Orga Reedy Wyant. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death...
Clifton "Tub" Edward Baldridge
Nov 21, 2021
Clifton Edward "Tub" Baldridge, 87, of Whispering Pines, Clearfield, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
Born April 7, 1934, in Clearfield, he was the son of the late Eddie and Zallia Mynhier Baldridge. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one grandson, Ethan Clay Baldridge.
Tub is...
Joyce Skaggs
Nov 20, 2021
Joyce Skaggs, accomplished folk artist and beloved mother and grandmother, left this earth for her Heavenly home on November 20, 2021. Joyce was seventy-nine years old and a resident of Elliott County, Kentucky. She loved to be outdoors, especially fishing and tending to her garden or her front yard flowers. She loved woodcarving, and later discovered painting, which kept...
Tosha Renée (Bolen) Murphy
Nov 20, 2021
Tosha Renée (Bolen) Murphy, beloved daughter of Billy Ray Bolen and Janice Ruth Bolen of Morehead, Kentucky, was born in Marion, Illinois, on January 28, 1978, and passed away in Morehead, Kentucky, on November 20, 2021, at 43 years of age.
She leaves behind a daughter Savanna Mae Bolen as well as siblings Brenda (Paul) Morgan of...
Jackie Lee Perry
Nov 20, 2021
Jackie Lee Perry, age 84, of Rice Loop Road, Morehead, went to be with the Lord Saturday, November 20, 2021, at his residence. He was born June 14, 1937, in Morgan County.
He was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Helen Jean Phillips; his wife, Sally Perry; his parents; George Perry and Mamie Collins...
