Obituaries

Dec 28, 2020

Joann Thomas Day, 73, of Morehead, Kentucky went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 28, 2020 at St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

Joann was a member of the Haldeman Church of God, a strong believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. She enjoyed spending time with her family, traveling, and helping others. She will be missed...

Dec 27, 2020

Mrs. Judith Maye Tilmund Winkle, 74 of Ashland, formerly of Elliott County passed away Sunday December 27, 2020 at the Community Hospice Center in Ashland, Kentucky.

She was born April 6, 1946 in Los Angeles, California to the late Kenneth and Donna Tilmund Lawson.

Judith was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, fishing, reading and...

Dec 23, 2020

Mrs. Thelma Litton Elam, 94, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday morning, December 23, 2020 at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

She was born on February 17, 1926 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Boyd C. and Ina Click Litton.

Mrs. Elam was retired from Peoples Bank of Morehead, where...

Dec 18, 2020

Ottis Stacy, 76 of Barn Branch, Morehead, Kentucky passed from this earth on Friday, December 18, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones at the home of his sister and caregiver Bonnie Estep. He was born on Barn Branch on August 29, 1944 to the late Otis and Cora Plank Stacy.

Besides his parents he was preceded in...

Dec 17, 2020

Bernice Christian Gulley went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 17th at 100 years of age.  A resident of Morehead, Kentucky, she departed peacefully with her children at her side.

Bernice was born on November 21, 1920 in Rowan County, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Herbert and Mamie Sturgill Christian and one of seven...

Dec 15, 2020

William “Bill” Ora Harris, 81, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his family.

He was born June 11, 1939, in Fleming County, Kentucky, to the late Omar and Georgie Thomas Harris.

Bill was a farmer all his life, raising thousands of acres of tobacco.  He loved his...

Dec 11, 2020

Jillian Mae Clayton, 40 of Morehead was found dead Friday, December 11, 2020 near her home. She was born in Morehead, Kentucky on May 29, 1980 to the late Tom and Sandy Gilbert Clayton.

Jill was a graduate of Morehead State University where she obtained her Bachelors Degree. She had worked as a private caregiver and enjoyed reading and...

Dec 8, 2020

Mrs. Marian Smith Hunt, 84 of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville, Kentucky after an extended illness. She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on April 14, 1936 to the late Marion Anderson Smith and Ada Susan Lands Smith Blevins.

Marian was retired from General Motors in...

Dec 4, 2020

Donald Ray Green, 76, of Clearfield, Kentucky passed away Friday morning, December 4, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

He was born on November 5, 1944 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late John and Berthal Howard Green.

Mr. Green was a retired commercial contractor and a United States Army Veteran having served during...

Nov 27, 2020

Alvia "Doodle" James Smith, 57 of Morehead, passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at his home. He was born in Morehead, Kentucky on April 29, 1963 to the late Roy Van Smith and Mary Wagoner Smith.

Doodle was a retired carpenter and enjoyed hunting, fishing, listening to music and spending time with his grandchildren.

Survivors include...

Nov 25, 2020

Nancy Jane Howard Thornsberry, 80, of Morehead, Kentucky  passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at the Bluegrass Hospice Care Center in Lexington.

She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on September 23, 1940 to the late Vernon and Alice Logan Howard.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband Bob Adams and her second husband...

Nov 7, 2020

Penny “Nana” Bowman, 57, of Weaver Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020.

She was born on December 19, 1962 in Columbia City, Indiana.

She was a member of Slab Camp Church.

Penny was a jack of all trades.  She enjoyed cooking and making homemade soaps, lotions and scrubs.  She was a...

Nov 6, 2020

Chandra Kala Abhilashi, 84 of Morehead, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead. She was born in Beri, Haryana, India on April 28, 1936 to the late Chhajju R.  and Jumna Kaushik.

Mrs. Abhilashi was a housewife and mother and enjoyed singing religious songs, cooking, crocheting, sewing and dancing. She was of the...

Nov 1, 2020

Mrs. Hope Smith, 89 passed away Sunday evening, November 1, 2020 at  Edgewood Estates in Frenchburg. She was born June 19, 1931 in Perry County, Kentucky to the late Ira J. and Ennis Pigman Francis.

Hope was a member of the First Baptist Church in Morehead and had attended various other churches where she and her husband had lived...

Oct 27, 2020

Hubert Earl Glover, 89, of Holly Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020 St. Claire HealthCare.

He was born on March 22, 1931 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Elmer and Sarah McClurg Glover.

Hubert was a self-employed construction worker.

He attended the Holly Fork Freewill Baptist Church...

Oct 26, 2020

Belinda Mae Lewis Gose, 43, of Clearfield, passed away Monday, October 26, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on June 17, 1977 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of Nancy Clark Lewis and Fred Jenkins of Morehead and Danny Lewis of Lexington.

Belinda was a stay at home Mom and homemaker.

She...

Oct 20, 2020

Brother James R. “Jim” Porter, 82, of Muses Mills, Kentucky, passed from death to eternal life on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at his home.

He was born on May 3, 1938 in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Walter E. and Anna Pearl Muse Porter.

Jim was a retired construction superintendent for Judy...

Oct 16, 2020

Roy Lee Brown, 88, of Debord Branch, Morehead, passed away Friday morning, October 16, 2020 at his home.

He was born on February 8, 1932 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Willie and Katie Blanton Brown.

Roy was a maintenance worker for Rowan Water, having retired in 1997 and he was a...

Oct 2, 2020

Mrs. Ruth Waddell Fouch, Age 82 of Morehead, passed away Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home.

She was born in Carter County, Kentucky June 10, 1938 to the late Rob and Hattie Whisman Waddell.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two brothers, Robbie Waddell and Bill Waddell. Three sisters; Faye Winkleman, Dorothy Purnell...

Oct 1, 2020

Carl Wayne Campbell. 71 of Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home after an extended illness. He was born in Fairborn, Ohio on July 5, 1949 to the late Cecil Campbell and Dorothy Nickols.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Jean Deal Campbell and twin grandsons, Draven and Daimen...