Obituaries

Jun 24, 2013

Mrs. Ada Crose Moore, 90, of Olive Hill formerly of Morehead, passed away Monday, June 24, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

She was born on November 20, 1922, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Sammy and Barbara Alice Sparks Crose.

Mrs. Moore was a retired cook...

Jun 16, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Jacquelyn Gail White Wolber, 58, of Clearfield, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

She was born on August 14, 1954, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Watt and Essie Hay White.

Jackie was a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)...

Jun 10, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Claude Turner, Jr., 85, of Elliottville, went to be with the Lord, on Monday, June 10, 2013 at his home.

He was born on June 11, 1927 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Claude B. and Madge Goodan Turner.

Claude retired in 1987 from Chrysler Corporation with...

Jun 2, 2013

Mrs. Guthrie Horton Hays, 87, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2013 at the home of her son after an extended illness.

She was born on November 17, 1925 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late George and Ada Stegall Horton.

Mrs. Hays was a retired schoolteacher and librarian. She taught in one...

May 25, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Browning "Nan" Holbrook, Age 81 of Morehead, passed away Saturday evening, May 25, 2013 at the Cave Run Manor after an extended illness.

She was preceded in death by her husband, former City of Morehead Mayor, John Will Holbrook, Jr. who passed away November 26, 2010.

Besides her...

May 22, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Edna D. Whitt Ulrey, 91, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday morning, May 22, 2013 at her home after an illness of several weeks.

She was born on March 13, 1922 in Morgan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Walter and Effie Caskey Whitt.

Mrs. Ulrey was a homemaker. She...

May 12, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mark Owen Cline, Sr., 49, of Wallingford passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013 at his home.

He was born on May 11, 1964 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a son of Doris Mae Porter Hanshaw and the late David Cline.

Mark was a former machinist and he enjoyed hunting, fishing and horses....

May 10, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Brian Scott Cundiff, Age 26 of Soldier, Kentucky passed away Friday afternoon May 10, 2013 at his home.

He was born May 1, 1987 in Morehead, Kentucky to Johnny Kern Cundiff and Lesa Terry Cundiff.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting and being in the outdoors.

He was preceded in death by...

Apr 29, 2013

Mrs. Christine Crawford Jennings, 67, of Morehead, passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on June 6, 1945, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Clyde and Eliza Opal Crose Crawford.

Mrs. Jennings was a homemaker and of the Nazarene faith. She enjoyed gardening, cooking,...

Apr 24, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Phyllis Porter Royse, 74, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, passed away Wednesday evening April 24, 2013 at her home after an extended illness.

She was born on April 6, 1939 in Charleston, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Earl and Nona Mabry Porter.

Mrs. Royse was of the Church...

Apr 22, 2013

Mrs. Linda Lou Cranfill Caudill, 69, of Batavia, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 in the Batavia Nursing Care Center after an extended illness.

She was born on June 27, 1943 in Cincinnati, Ohio, a daughter of the late Andrew W. Cranfill, Sr. and Rosemary Donaldson Cranfill.

Mrs. Caudill was a retired...

Apr 16, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Elisha David Christopher, 71, of Mt. Sterling, passed away Tuesday evening, April 16, 2013 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington after a brief illness.

He was born on March 1, 1942 in Clark County, Kentucky, a son of the late John E. and Eva Lou Richardson Christopher.

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Apr 14, 2013

Mrs. Sarah Esther Sturgill Allen, 97, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born on October 18, 1915, in Loda, Illinois, a daughter of the late James and Anna Ethel Thomas Sturgill.

Mrs. Allen was a homemaker and a member of the...

Apr 3, 2013

Alice Akin, 72, of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013 in the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville.

She was born on June 10, 1940, in Paintsville, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Dr. William Edwin Akin, Jr. and Lola Belle Haycox Akin Blair.

Alice was a retired journalist.

She attended Our Lady...

Mar 31, 2013

Rhonda Renea Jessee Davis, 51, of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013 at her home after a long illness.

She was born in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky on June 28, 1961, a daughter of the late Louis Hayden Jessee and Mary Jo Poston Jessee.

Renea was a bartender at Al's Bar and...

Mar 30, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Sue Wright Stamper, Age 80 of Old Midland Trail in Salt Lick, Kentucky, passed away Saturday Morning, March 30, 2013 at her home after an extended illness.

She was born July 21, 1932 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky to the late Ewell and Roxie Myers Wright.

Sue was a former employee of...

Mar 29, 2013

Charles "Chuck" Prater, Age 84 of Mt. Sterling formerly of Morehead, passed away Friday afternoon, March 29, 2013 in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cooper Drive in Lexington after an extended illness.

He was born April 6, 1928 in Garrett, Kentucky to the late Elliott Prater and Martha Smith Moore.

He attended the Bowen Chapel Free...

Mar 17, 2013

Mrs. Velva Clark Caskey, 92 of West Main Street, Morehead, passed away Sunday March 17, 2013 in the Life Care Center after an extended illness.

She was born April 5, 1920 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late David Marion Clark and Etta Margaret Conn Clark.

Mrs. Caskey was retired from the Rowan County School System...

Mar 13, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Kathleen Johnson Skeens, 79, of Bluestone Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

She was born on February 3, 1934, in Menifee County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Pritchard and Martha Wells Johnson.

Mrs. Skeens was a retired schoolteacher.

She...

Mar 13, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Kevin Shawn Saylor, 31, of Owingsville, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville.

He was born on February 6, 1982 in Pineville, Kentucky, a son of Johnny Griffith and Bobbie Gail Saylor.

Kevin was a self-employed handyman and attended Means Community Church. He enjoyed...