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Roger Gray

Roger Gray

Jun 23, 2021

Roger Gray, age 86, of Gray Ridge, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the V. A. Medical Center in Lexington.

Born July 10, 1934, in Sandy Hook, he was a son of the late Virgil and Ina Howard Gray.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Purdy and...

Lorine (Jones)  Johnson

Lorine (Jones) Johnson

Jun 17, 2021

Lorine Jones Johnson, age 79, of Heritage Place, Morehead, passed away Thursday, June 17, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

Born May 12, 1942, in Elliott County, she was a daughter of the late Atlee Jones and Ethel May LeMaster Jones Eden.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lonnie Roscoe Johnson...

Jeffery Norman Jent

Jeffery Norman Jent

Jun 15, 2021

On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Jeffery Norman Jent, son, brother, husband, father, and friend, passed away at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead Kentucky.

Jeff was born on February 13, 1964, in Muncie, Indiana. Jeff graduated high school at Monroe Central in 1982.  When he was 18 years old, he moved to Kentucky. He was a...

Dorothy (Collins)  Howard

Dorothy (Collins) Howard

Jun 15, 2021

Dorothy Collins Howard, age 89, of Sandy Hook, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Elliott County Nursing & Rehab Center in Sandy Hook.

Born September 9, 1931, in Blairs Mill, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Dora Lykins Collins.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda...

Eugene Joseph "Gene" Gregory

Eugene Joseph "Gene" Gregory

Jun 15, 2021

Eugene Joseph "Gene" Gregory, age 74, of McBrayer Road, Clearfield, passed away Tuesday morning, June 15, 2021, at his residence after an extended illness.

Born April 7, 1947, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, he was a son of the late Jesse and Helen Green Gregory and was raised by Frances Gregory. In addition to his parents, he was...

Paul "Mike" Michael Armstrong

Paul "Mike" Michael Armstrong

Jun 14, 2021

Paul Michael "Mike" Armstrong, age 70, of Morehead, passed away June 14, 2021, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center. He was born July 12, 1950, in Middletown, Ohio, the oldest son of the late Leslie Paul "Pete" and Audrey Evans Armstrong, who survives.

Mike will be missed by his loving family: one daughter, Leslie Michelle (Terry) Gray,...

Adam Nicholas Yungbluth

Adam Nicholas Yungbluth

Jun 12, 2021

Adam Nicholas Yungbluth, 39, of Vernon Circle, Morehead, Kentucky, husband of Melissa Lee Yungbluth, passed away Saturday afternoon, June 12, 2021, at home.

Born November 8, 1981, in Mason, Ohio, he is the son of William John Yungbluth Jr. and Joy "Cookie" Schell Yungbluth; brother of Amanda Hatter; brother-in-law of Adam Hatter, all of Mason, Ohio; and...

Darlene (Kuhn)  Mckenzie

Darlene (Kuhn) Mckenzie

Jun 11, 2021

Darlene Kuhn McKenzie, age 90, of Hardin Road, Morehead, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 11, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

Born September 5, 1930, in Bim, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Minnis "E. M." Kuhn and Nora Vance Kuhn.  In addition to her parents, she was...

Oscar Lee Gamble

Oscar Lee Gamble

Jun 11, 2021

Oscar Lee Gamble, age 98, of Tower Road, Clearfield, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021, at his home.

Born May 22, 1923, at Blairs Mill in Morgan County, he was the son of the late Jesse and Martha Stegall Gambill.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters.

He is...

Diana Kay (Mckenzie)  Phillips

Diana Kay (Mckenzie) Phillips

Jun 9, 2021

Diana Kay McKenzie Phillips, age 72, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

She was born August 19, 1948, in Rowan County, and was a daughter of the late Robert Sherwood McKenzie and Clara Nell Johnson McKenzie.

Kay was preceded in death on May 9,...

Branden Keith Porter

Branden Keith Porter

Jun 8, 2021

Branden Keith Porter, age 36, of Olive Hill, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at his residence.

Born July 16, 1984, in Ashland, he is the son of Robin Elizabeth Barker Porter of Olive Hill and the late Keith Allen Porter. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a brother, Herman Porter on June 10,...

Jamaica Natasha Caudill

Jamaica Natasha Caudill

Jun 5, 2021

Jamaica Natasha Caudill, 38, of Richmond, passed away June 5, 2021.  She was born March 3, 1983, in Morehead to Mary Louise Hinton.

She was a dedicated CNA for 15 years and a graduate of MCTC.

Jamaica was a loving mother to her two children, Blaken and Gracie, a step-mother to Kaitlyn and Jaden, and...

Caroline (Caudill)  Jukes

Caroline (Caudill) Jukes

Jun 3, 2021

Caroline Caudill Jukes, age 87, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Christian Health Center in Bowling Green.

The Morehead, Kentucky, native was born May 14, 1934, to the late Ira T. Caudill and Iva DeHart Caudill.

Mrs. Jukes was a member of First Baptist Church of Bowling Green; a member of Daughters of the...

Vicki L. Reuter

Vicki L. Reuter

Jun 3, 2021

Vicki L. Reuter, age 62, formerly of Mt. Sterling, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation in Owingsville.

She was born on September 28, 1958, in Fayette County, Kentucky, to the late Howard V. and Alma Waddell Reuter.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Myrtle Kathryn "Kathy" Reuter...

Judith Carole Turner

Judith Carole Turner

Jun 3, 2021

The world has lost a very special lady.  Judith Carole Turner, 77, of Greenfield, Indiana, passed from this world on June 3, 2021, surrounded by her devoted husband and family.  She has now gone to be with the Lord in her heavenly home.

Judith was born in Shelbyville on January 14, 1944 to the late Max E....

Lesley Dawn (Charles)  Kendall

Lesley Dawn (Charles) Kendall

Jun 2, 2021

Lesley Dawn Charles Kendall, age 37, was born April 5, 1984, in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, and passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Ohio Health Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Lesley is the daughter of Thelma Hampton Charles of Wurtland, Kentucky, and Steve Charles and Carol of Winchester, Kentucky.  In addition to her parents, she is...

Marvin Stanley Howard

Marvin Stanley Howard

Jun 2, 2021

Marvin Stanley Howard, age 72, of Evergreen Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at his residence.

Born January 13, 1949, in Morehead, he was a son of the late Stanley and Mary Ava Conley Howard. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Clifton Howard and Emil Howard, and one...

Joseph "Joe" Curtis Smoot

Joseph "Joe" Curtis Smoot

Jun 1, 2021

Joseph "Joe" Curtis Smoot, age 72, of Hunters Lane, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his home.

Born March 10, 1949, in Fleming County, he was a son of the late Jesse Goble Smoot and Pansy Ethel Pierce Smoot.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Billie Jean Smoot...

Bonnie Lou Rose

Bonnie Lou Rose

May 30, 2021

Bonnie Lou Rose, age 64, of Elliott County, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021, at her home, after a battle with cancer.

Born May 9, 1957, in Sandy Hook, she was a daughter of the late Earnest William Rose and Grace Lyon Rose.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Elmon...

Janice Louise (Fawns)  Jolly

Janice Louise (Fawns) Jolly

May 29, 2021

Janice Louise Fawns Jolly, age 79, of Sunset Road, Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, May 29, 2021, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington.

Born April 14, 1942, in Grange City, she was the daughter of the late Ora and Christine Pickrell Fawns.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Fawns, and her...

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