Obituaries

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...

Oct 1, 2020

William David Nesbitt, 34, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home.

He was born on March 29, 1986 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of Tammy Brown Jennings and the late Mark Nesbitt.

William had worked for U.P.S. in Louisville and he enjoyed making knives and things out of arrowheads, listening to...

Sep 24, 2020

Mrs. Liddie Mae Ramey Forman, 87, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on May 14, 1933 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Claude and Ann Ramey.

Mrs. Forman was a homemaker and a private caregiver.

She was a member of the...

Sep 19, 2020

Paul Michael Keeton, 65, of Clearfield, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.

He was born on October 31, 1954 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Andy Keeton and Gladys Burton Keeton Barker.

Paul was a retired forklift operator and a member of the Laurel Baptist Church.

He...

Sep 14, 2020

Paul Jeffrey Terry, Sr., 61, of Morehead, passed away Monday, September 14, 2020 at his home.

He was born on February 5, 1959 in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Orville and Lucille Click Terry.

Paul was a self-employed drywaller and he enjoyed fishing, hunting, U.K. basketball and New England Patriots football.

Sep 12, 2020

Margaret Sue Ashcraft, 70, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020 at St. Joseph Hospital-Main in Lexington.

She was born on January 24, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William P. “Art” Ashcraft and Edith Wilson Black.

Margaret was a hairdresser having worked at Woody’s Hair Shop for 48 years. ...

Aug 10, 2020

Jackie Kevin Blevins, 59, of Carter County, Kentucky, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020.

He was born on July 21, 1961 in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late John William Blevins and Willadean Johnson Blevins.

Kevin was a retired auto body repairman having worked at Bentley’s Body Shop in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky and he...

Aug 6, 2020

Edna Jane Croghan, 86, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020.

Jane was born to William (Willie) and Katie Blanton Brown on December 10, 1933 in Morehead, Kentucky.

Jane attended Morehead High School in Kentucky and graduated in 1952. She lived most of her adult life in Dayton, Ohio and worked for over...

Aug 1, 2020

Crystal Dawn Mabry Little, 42, of Midland, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, August 01, 2020 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on January 07, 1978, to Glennis Mabry and the late Jane Oliver Mabry.

Crystal was graduate of the Maysville Community and Technical College. She worked...

Jul 26, 2020

Dr. George Troutt, 94, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2020 at his home.

He was born on July 23, 1926 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, a son of the late George Earl Troutt and Mary Fickle Troutt.

Dr. Troutt taught at the public school level, The University of Wisconsin and Morehead State University,...