Obituaries

Dec 27, 2019

Mr. Arthur Ray Thornsberry, 58 of Lambert Hollow Road, Clearfield, passed away Friday morning, December 27, 2019 at his home after a brief illness.

He was born March 8, 1961 in Floyd County to the late Johnny and Stella Mullins Thornsberry.

Arthur enjoyed fishing, cook outs with his family, bingo and spending time with his...

Dec 24, 2019

Mr. Worley Bryce Charles, 73 of Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away suddenly Tuesday evening, December 24, 2019 at his home.

He was born February 6, 1946 in Clearfield, Kentucky to the late Pink and Tressie Alice Carpenter Charles.

Worley was a retired Supervisor for Leon Coal and Kentucky May Coal Companies. He was a member...

Dec 18, 2019

Michelle Lynn Slone, 47, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on September 9, 1972 in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Edward and Amanda DeHart Slone.

Michelle had been a cook in the Rowan County and Elliott County School Systems.

She was a...

Dec 9, 2019

Ms. Joyce E. McClain, 88, of Morehead, passed away Monday evening, December 9, 2019 at her home.

She was born on December 10, 1930 in Richmond, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William Thomas McClain and Gladys Calvert McClain.

Joyce was a retired secretary having worked at the Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance Claims Office for...

Dec 1, 2019

On Sunday, December 1st, as he was surrounded by his loving family, the Lord called Dr. Jack D. Ellis home.  He was born January 10, 1927 in Morehead, Kentucky, in a small house behind the current St. Claire C.H.E.R. building. He was the only child of the late Dorothy Williams Ellis and Lon B. Ellis.

Jack is...

Nov 30, 2019

Glenn David Winkle, 70 of Elliottville, passed away Saturday at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead after an illness of several weeks.

He was born in Fairborn, Ohio to the late Edwin Winkle and Nina Barker Winkle Whitt.

David was a retired logger and a member of the Litton Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ. He enjoyed...

Nov 25, 2019

Ray Collins, 87 of Clearfield passed away Monday at St. Claire HealthCare after an illness of several weeks. He was born in Clearfield, Kentucky on May 30, 1932 to the late Theodore and Lela Lane Collins.

Ray was a graduate of Morehead High School  and was retired from Sealmaster. He also had formerly worked at Lee Clay,...

Nov 23, 2019

Gertrude Irene Gilbert of CCC Trail, Morehead, was born on April 16th, 1929.  She was the eldest of 13 children born to Davis and Myrtle (Lambert) Kidd of Morehead, KY.

On August 5, 1950, she married Merl H. Gilbert in Washington D.C   just before the two embarked on a journey with the US Air Force where Merl...

Nov 22, 2019

Logan Manning Willoughby, 66 of Sandy Hook, passed away Friday evening at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead after an extended illness.

He was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky on January 9, 1953 to the late Dudley and Mary Lilly Jones Willoughby.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter Tonya Willoughby Fraley,...

Nov 22, 2019

Michael Cooper Lumpkins, 15 months old, son of Michael Brian Lumpkins and Whitney Lashea Walker of Salt Lick, passed away Friday at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. He was born in Morehead, Kentucky on August 14, 2018.

Cooper was a special little boy and loved his Mommy dearly.

Survivors beside his...

Nov 20, 2019

Ms. Dorothy Mae Kilgore Hall, 63, of Rock Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on December 16, 1955 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of Pearl Glover Kilgore and the late Charles Leo Kilgore.

Mae was a retired Mail Carrier for the United States Post...

Nov 19, 2019

Ms. Becca Orene Lawson Hall, 75, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at her home.

She was born on March 28, 1944 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Mitchell and Lela Hall Lawson.

Ms. Hall was a retired cook, having worked at several area restaurants.

She was a...

Nov 18, 2019

Allen Scott Black, 46, of Lower Licking Road, Morehead, passed away Monday, November 18, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on February 2, 1973 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Roy Gene Black and Lovell Caldwell Black.

Allen had done farm worker, when he was...

Nov 16, 2019

Mr. Owen "Doc" Gray, 83 of Christy Creek Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday morning at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead after an extended illness.

He was born in Elliott County, Kentucky on February 22, 1936 to the late Willie Gray and Kansas Hampton Stamper.

Doc was a well known mechanic in the area having worked...

Nov 4, 2019

Mrs. Mary Imogene Logan Warren, 80, of Morehead, passed away Monday, November 4, 2019 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

She was born on November 7, 1938 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Daniel Boone Logan and Anna Belle Glover Logan.

Mrs. Warren was a retired Nurses Aid having...

Oct 21, 2019

Mrs. Georgia Conn Saunders, 90, of Morehead, passed away Monday, October 21, 2019 at Select Specialty Hospital in Lexington.

She was born on December 17, 1928 in Smile, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Rufus and Lavada Boyd Conn.

Mrs. Saunders was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith.  She enjoyed sewing, vegetable gardening and...

Oct 14, 2019

Mr. Bruce Lonas Mathews, 79, of Grayson, passed away Monday morning, October 14, 2019 at his home.

He was born on January 31, 1940 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of the late Orbra Grant Mathews and Lydia Hunley Mathews.

Mr. Mathews was a retired concrete mason and he enjoyed listening to music and watching sports....

Oct 11, 2019

Mr. Julius F. Charles, Sr. 82 of Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away Friday morning after  an illness of several weeks.

He was born in Menifee County, Kentucky on November 13, 1936 to the late Pink Charles and Tressie Alice Carpenter Charles. Besides his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Mildred Lois Charles.

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Sep 5, 2019

Mrs. Barbara Ellen Bridges Hampton, 75, of Rock Fork Road Morehead, passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019 at St. Claire HealthCare.

She was born on December 9, 1943 in Mansfield, Ohio, a daughter of the late Lester and Nora Wade Bridges.

Mrs. Hampton was a housewife and she enjoyed painting and caring for animals.

Aug 24, 2019

Mr. David Fraley, 91 of Poplar Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead after an illness of several weeks.

He was born May 4, 1928 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late Rev. Jake and Myrtle Plank Fraley.

Mr. Fraley was a retired farmer having tended the...