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Kendil "Shannon" Dehart
Feb 6, 2021
Kendil "Shannon" DeHart, age 48, of Peachtree Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Cabell Hunting Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.
Born April 2, 1972, in Morehead, he is the son of Maxine Sloan DeHart of Morehead and the late James "Jimmy" L. DeHart.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by...
Nelliree (Mabry) Oney
Feb 6, 2021
Nelliree Mabry Oney, age 91, of Oney Hollow, Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at her residence.
She was born August 26, 1929, in Rowan County, a daughter of the late James Calvin Mabry and Myrtle Cox Mabry. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Geneva Messer; two brothers, Willis and Ray...
Patricia "Pat" Ann Smith Lester
Feb 5, 2021
Patricia "Pat" Ann Smith Lester, 90, of Morehead, former longtime resident of Phelps in Pike County, passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021, at her home after a lingering illness. She was born at McCarr on June 20, 1930. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tom C. and Effie (Blackburn) Tilley; her husbands, Frank Smith and William...
Michelle Carter
Feb 3, 2021
Michelle Carter, age 32, of Haldeman Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, in Lexington.
Born February 21, 1988, in Rowan County, she is the daughter of Tina Hamm of Soldier and Calvin Carter (Shawna) of Morehead, and the mother of five children. She is also survived by one sister, Allison Walton of Hillsboro, and four...
Jeanne Claire (Inks) Dobler
Feb 3, 2021
Born in 1935 in Cleveland, OH to Howard and Hazel Inks, Jeanne Claire Dobler, age 85, passed away on February 3, 2021, in Louisville, KY with family by her side. She was a loving wife, mother, and friend to many.
Jeanne graduated from Euclid Senior High School in Euclid, OH in 1953 and was active in the...
Ernest Roy Carmichael
Feb 3, 2021
Ernest Roy Carmichael, age 62, of Clarks Run Road, Maysville, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born September 25, 1958, in Morehead, he was a son of the late Donald Ray Carmichael and Beulah Lorene Curtis Carmichael. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson,...
Carl Clinton Sparkman
Feb 3, 2021
Carl Clinton Sparkman, age 93, of Mabry Drive, Morehead, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 3, 2021.
He was born March 28, 1927, in Rowan County, and was a son of the late Virgil "Tom" and Martha Butcher Sparkman. In addition to his parents, his wife of 70 years, Hazel Katherine Kidd Sparkman, preceded...
Kevin Joseph Easterling
Feb 2, 2021
Kevin Joseph Easterling, age 44, of Morgan Fork Road, Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at his residence.
Born November 26, 1976, in Morehead, he was a son of the late Harold Stanley Easterling and Winona Deloris "Dee" Adkins Easterling. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Robin Easterling in...
Zora Mae (Perry) Perkins
Feb 1, 2021
Zora Mae Perry Perkins, age 88, of Taylor, Michigan, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021, at her home.
Born July 22, 1932, in Morehead, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Leslie Lee Perry and Laura Ellen Sargent Perry. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers,...
Susan K. (Barker) Clinger
Jan 30, 2021
Susan K. Barker Clinger, 66, of Morehead, KY passed away Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Ohio State University Medical Center at Columbus, OH. Sue was born November 9, 1955, at Middletown, OH, the daughter of the late John and Mary Lou Haynes Barker. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Jessica Clinger.
She is survived...
Kevin Dwayne Baker
Jan 30, 2021
Kevin Dwayne Baker, age 51, of Ypsilanti, MI, crossed over to the far side banks of Jordan with his faithful pups, adoring brother and the love of all of his family and friends (near and far) by his side early Saturday morning, January 30, 2021.
Kevin passed in the same manner he lived, determined to let those...
Kane Elijah Joseph Duffy
Jan 30, 2021
Kane Elijah Joseph Duffy, 14 months old, born November 21, 2019, beloved son of Ray Charles Duffy and Dottie Jo Henson of Clearfield, joined the Heavenly Angels Saturday, January 30, 2021, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Kyler Duffy and Karson Duffy, both at home;...
Kimberley Faye (Payne) Lowery
Jan 29, 2021
Kimberley Faye Payne Lowery, age 52, of Fyrl Street, Clearfield, passed away Friday, January 29, 2021, at her residence.
Born December 12, 1968, in Bossier City, Louisiana, she is the daughter of Joseph Rabb of Austin, Texas, and Karen Bearly Gale of Cordova, Tennessee.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by the love...
Nick Lytle
Jan 28, 2021
Clarence Nickolas "Nick" Lytle, age 84, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Born October 22, 1936, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was the son of the late Raymond H. "Ray" and Novenda Elrod Lytle. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Reverend Clifford Harold Muse
Jan 27, 2021
Reverend Clifford Harold Muse, age 84, of Mount Sterling Road, Winchester, formerly of Morehead, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at U. K. HealthCare in Lexington.
Born March 14, 1936, in Fleming County, he was a son of the late William Richard Muse and Alma Ruth Cooper Muse.
Clifford...
Mary Marguerite (Thompson) Messer
Jan 27, 2021
Mary Marguerite Thompson Messer, age 92, of Messer Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Kingsbrook Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Ashland.
Born October 6, 1928, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Jessie C. Thompson and Eva Lewis Thompson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Jackie "Allen" Blevins
Jan 25, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Jackie "Allen" Blevins, age 45, of Morehead, announces his sudden passing on Monday, January 25, 2021, at his residence on U.S. 60 East, Morehead.
He was born June 18, 1975, in Morehead to Jaqueline Eriks and the late Wendell Allen Blevins of Morehead. In addition to his father,...
Larry Dale Crum
Jan 25, 2021
Larry Dale Crum, age 51, of Greenhill Way, Mt. Sterling, formerly of Rowan County, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021, at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.
Born January 16, 1970, in Pontiac, Michigan, he is the son of Nina Jane Wright Crum Thomas of Salt Lick and the late Gary Edward Crum, Sr. Besides his father, he...
James Thomas "J.T." Cope
Jan 23, 2021
James Thomas "J. T." Cope, age 29, of Howards Mill Road, Mt. Sterling, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2021, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington from pancreatoblastoma.
Born July 16, 1991, in Montgomery County, he was the son of the late Robin Michelle Cope.
J. T. is survived by his grandmother, Debbie Crump of...
John Wesley Osborne
Jan 22, 2021
John Wesley Osborne, 79, of Morehead, KY, husband of Mary "Peggy" Malone Osborne, passed away Friday, January 22, 2021, at Baptist Health in Lexington, KY.
Born February 11, 1941, in Barbourville, KY, he was the son of John Samuel and Othella Bolton Osborne. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harold Osborne, who...
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