Obituaries

Apr 15, 2014

Cecil Kern Younce, 68, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at his home.

He was born on December 16, 1945 in Pikeville, Kentucky, a son of the late Pharo King Younce and Spicy Tackett Younce.

Mr. Younce was a retired heavy equipment operator and a United States Army Veteran having served...

Apr 12, 2014

Ruth Arlene Hickman , Age 66 of Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away Saturday morning, April 12, 2014 at her home after an illness of several months. She was born July 11, 1947 in Morehead, Kentucky to the late Ervin and Betty Brown Cooper. Ruth was a former Kroger employee in Memphis, Tennessee, having worked in the...

Apr 7, 2014

Ronnie Carl Buckner, 68, of Morehead, passed away Monday, April 7, 2014 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on April 7, 1946 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Lloyd and Lola Ison Buckner.

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Apr 5, 2014

John Anthony Trent, 45, of Nicholasville, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Lexington.

He was born on November 20, 1968 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late...

Mar 8, 2014

Thomas Cecil Turner, Age 45 of Morehead passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack. He was born April 11, 1968 in Dresden, Tennessee to the late Kenneth L. Turner and Nancy Jo Sutberry Davis. Tom was a retired cook and attended the Bluebank First Church of...

Mar 6, 2014

Mr. Earl Allen Henson, 79 of Morehead, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Quicksand in Breathitt County, Kentucky on May 20, 1934, a son of the late Bige and Mina Hounshell Henson.

Earl attended Jackson City School and Morehead State University. He was a United...

Mar 2, 2014

Mr. Edward Ray "Eddie Ray" Riddle, Age 67 of Morehead, passed away Sunday morning, March 2, 2014 at his home, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Morehead, Kentucky on March 13, 1946 to the late Charlie and Pearl Adkins Riddle.

He was a retired ironworker and enjoyed outdoor sports, hunting, fishing, gardening, cooking and...

Mar 1, 2014

Mrs. Connie Leah Saunders, Age 54 of Kentucky 801 North, Morehead, passed away suddenly Saturday morning March 1, 2014 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after suffering an apparent heart attack.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky on July 6, 1959 to the late Ralph and Vonetta Johnson McClurg.

Connie was a caregiver and nurse...

Mar 1, 2014

Michelle Lee "Shelly" Hunt, Age 46 of Morehead, passed away Saturday evening March 1, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky February 19, 1968 to Frances Fisher Wallace and the late Sylvon Wallace.

Shelly was a former school bus driver and had owned and operated...

Feb 22, 2014

Mrs. Rita D. Horvath, 63, of Walbridge, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, surrounded by her family.

Rita was born in Morehead, Kentucky on June 27, 1950, a daughter of the late Russell and Alta Turner Roe.

On September 30, 1978, she married Louis Horvath.

Rita enjoyed traveling to visit family...

Feb 19, 2014

Mrs. Sandra L. "Sandy" Weaver, 69, of Crain Creek, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 in the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.

She was born on February 19, 1945 in Paintsville, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William S. Bowling and Evelyn Castle Henry.

Mrs. Weaver was a retired medical records clerk for St....

Feb 9, 2014

Jonathan Joe Tackett, 43, of Ashland, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at his home after an extended illness.

He was born on August 17, 1970 in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of Timothy Ray Tackett and Joy Horton Tackett. Joe was a former heavy equipment mechanic and attended Heritage Freewill Baptist Church. He was a 1988...

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Charles W. Jenkins, 78, of Salem, Oregon formerly of Clearfield, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 after suffering an apparent stroke.

He was born on October 13, 1935 in Clearfield, Kentucky, a son of the late Medford and Rosa Mynhier Jenkins.

Mr. Jenkins retired in 1979 from Boise Cascade Paper Mill in Salem, Oregon, as...

Jan 27, 2014

Graveside services were conducted May 25, 2014 in the Flat Fork Cemetery in Carter County.

Jan 24, 2014

Mr. James Richard "Jim" Reynolds, 88, of Morehead, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home.

He was born on May 5, 1925 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late James Silas Reynolds and Anna Florence Caudill Reynolds Clay.

Mr. Reynolds was a former chemist for The United States Atomic Energy Commission, a retired...

Jan 20, 2014

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Ruby Lillian Lewis Vencill, 98, of Morehead, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 25, 1915 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John Anders Lewis and Sarah Adams Lewis.

Mrs. Vencill was retired from the Rowan...

Dec 31, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. J. D. "Bud" Whiteley, 79, of Poplar Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his home.

He was born on August 8, 1934 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, a son of the late Arthur and Jewell Flint Whiteley.

Mr. Whiteley was retired from Keysor Century Corporation in California and...

Dec 31, 2013

Jerry Dale Mynhier Sr., 58, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on July 8, 1955 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Fred Mynhier and Bertha Davis Mynhier Sexton.

Jerry was a retired construction and concrete worker.

He was...

Dec 31, 2013

Betty Lou Alfrey, 61, of Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling.

She was born on April 3, 1952, in Shelby, Ohio, a daughter of the late William "Buddy" and Mary Jones Alfrey.

Betty was a former employee of the Rowan County Public Library, Life Care Center and...

Dec 30, 2013

Mr. Jerry Grant Nolte, 78, of Morehead, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 27, 1935 in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late Albert and Artie Miller Nolte.

Mr. Nolte was the former owner and operator of Fort Falls Trading Post in Olive Hill....