Obituaries

Jul 25, 2020

Phyllis Caudill Henson, 79, of Miami, Florida, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020.

She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on November 14, 1940, to the late Arvle and R. Delia McDaniel Caudill.

Phyllis graduated from Morehead High School in 1958.

Phyllis retired from the State of Kentucky after 46 years.  She enjoyed...

Jul 10, 2020

Mary Jane Thomas Kidd, 85, of Morehead, passed away Friday, July 10, 2020 at Morgan County Appalachian Regional Hospital in West Liberty.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky on August 11, 1934, a daughter of the late James Ruben Thomas and Sabrina Sparks Thomas.

Mrs. Kidd had been an aide for St. Claire Home Health....

Jul 8, 2020

Timothy Mark Durham, 59, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Elliott Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sandy Hook.

He was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on September 25, 1960, a son of Delores Poston Durham and the late Virgil Durham.

Tim had been a lifelong pipeline employee

In addition...

Jul 6, 2020

Sister Beulah Faye Jones Weaver, was welcomed to her Heavenly home in the early morning hours of Monday July 6th surrounded by her children, grandchildren and Sweetie Peach of 62 years, her ever faithful and loving husband Bob.

Born on September 19, 1942, she was the only child of the late Elmer and Maude Jewell Caskey Jones....

Jun 25, 2020

James David (“Jim”) Pollitte, 90, of Maysville, Kentucky formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday morning, June 25, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

He was born on January 15, 1930 in Harlan, Kentucky, a son of the late Ray B. and Ethel Davis Pollitte.

Mr. Pollitte was a United States Air Force Veteran and...

Jun 20, 2020

Floyd Herbert Brickles, 86 of Olive Hill, passed away Saturday Morning, June 20, 2020 at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville after an extended illness.

He was born at Emerson, Kentucky December 23, 1933 to the late Joseph Brickles and Ida Sammons Brickles Scott.

Floyd was a retired farmer and sawmill worker and...

Jun 15, 2020

Samuel Lee “Sammy” Hall, 80, of Morehead, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.

He was born on April 7, 1940 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Woodrow and Rose Coldiron Hall.

Sammy was retired from the Rowan County School System and was a former employee of Day’s Resale...

Jun 13, 2020

Mary Evelyn Haines Poor, 68, of Soldier, Kentucky formerly of Bradenton, Florida, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on December 3, 1951 in Haldeman, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Dan D. Haines and Ieda Lemaster.

Mary had been an inspector for the Eaton Corporation.

She...

Jun 9, 2020

Roger Dale Wallace, 68, of Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.

He was born on March 4, 1952 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Cleve Wallace, Jr. and Jeanetta Faye Lambert Wallace.

Roger was a maintenance worker and a member of the Church...

Jun 5, 2020

Leona Pearl Watson Frieszell, 82, of West Carrollton, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Friday morning, June 5, 2020 at her home.

She was born on September 1, 1937 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Ottis and Lissie Ison Watson.

Mrs. Frieszell was a retired nurse’s aid for Children’s Medical Center.

May 26, 2020

The obituary of Lois Wells McHugh written by her daughter, Shannon Isenhoff:

I was going to start with a traditional obituary, but my mother was anything but ordinary; my mother was one of a kind.  So, the following:

Lois “Double L” Wells McHugh would like for you to know that she still is the best...

May 21, 2020

Mary Margarette (Forman) Partin, Morehead native, died Thursday, May 21 at the Spartanburg, SC, home of her daughter. She was 88.

Mrs. Partin brought national attention to Morehead in 1951 when she was one of only seven high school seniors in the U.S. to earn the first and only Future Homemakers of America National Degree. The degree...

May 21, 2020

Ms. Carmie Juda McKenzie, 75, of East Main Street, Morehead, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Life Care Center, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

She was born on September 3, 1944 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Andy T. (“Bug”) McKenzie and Oda Carpenter McKenzie.

Carmie was a Morehead...

May 13, 2020

Raymond Bowman, 92, of East Clack Mountain Road, Clearfield, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at his home.

He was born on March 5, 1928 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Charlie and Laura Mynhier Bowman.

Raymond was a very hard working strong man who had been a farmer, logger and sawmill...

May 3, 2020

Lucille Blankenship, 63 of Owingsville formerly of Elliott County passed away Sunday afternoon at her home after an illness of several weeks.

She was born in Fairborn, Ohio on November 16, 1956 to the late Bill Blankenship and Audrey Hicks Blankenship.

Lucille was a Loving mother and grandmother who attended the Hope Enterprise Baptist Church...

May 1, 2020

Jim Edd Helterbrand, 82 of Morehead, passed away Friday, May 1, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.

He was born October 6, 1937 to the late Les and Dollie Plank Helterbrand.

Jim was a retired farmer and logger and enjoyed working on tractors, trading, going to auctions and court days at Preston, deer hunting...

Apr 19, 2020

With deep sadness, the family of Martha Rose Steele King announces her peaceful death on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at her home.

She was born on December 17, 1931 in Weirton, West Virginia to the late John H. Steele Jr. and Clarice Archer Steele.  Martha was eternally grateful for the influence of her parents throughout her life....

Apr 14, 2020

Loretta Ellington Mutschler, 82 of Morehead, passed away Tuesday evening, April 14, 2020 at her home.

She was born February 25, 1938 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late John Paul and Edith Johnson Ellington.

Loretta was a retired retail store manager and enjoyed jewelry, ceramics, gardening and cooking.

She is survived by...

Apr 4, 2020

Mr. Steve Jackson Henderson,  67 of Clearfield, passed away Saturday evening at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Morehead, Kentucky on March 22, 1953 to the late Ike and Wanda Messer Henderson.

Steve was a mechanic and had worked at several garages throughout the county.

He enjoyed watching Nascar and was...

Apr 3, 2020

Susan Kay Stewart, 59 of Morehead passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 in the Life Care Center in Morehead.

She was born July 9, 1960 to the late Wayne and Evelyn Springer Stewart.

Survivors include a brother Scott Stewart of Seattle, Washington.

There will be no services or visitation.

Private burial will...