Obituaries

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 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...

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...

Feb 13, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Dr. Milburn Richard Wheeler, 93, of Old Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at his home.

He was born on September 29, 1919 in Lawrence County, Kentucky, a son of the late William Henderson Wheeler and Lottie Elizabeth Hensley Wheeler.

Dr. Wheeler was a retired dentist having practiced...

Feb 11, 2013

William Joseph "Billy" Fugate, 58, of Lexington formerly of Morehead, passed away Monday, February 11, 2013 at his home.

He was born on September 3, 1954 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Russell Green Fugate and Betty Ann Davis Fugate.

Billy was an artist. He completed the Famous Artists' School correspondence course during High...

Feb 3, 2013

Gary Junior Mynhier, 60, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 in the Golden Living Nursing Home in Vanceburg after an extended illness.

He was born on December 16, 1952 in Lexington, Kentucky, a son of the late Fred Mynhier and Bertha Davis Mynhier Sexton.

Gary enjoyed working on lawn mowers, country music and spending...

Jan 30, 2013

Mr. Sidney Dale Lewis, 63, of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, formerly of Morehead, passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Inpatient Hospice Unit in Florida.

He was born on November 18, 1949 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of Sidney Clay Lewis and the late Elva Lorene Richardson Lewis.

Dale attended Elliottville and Clearfield Elementary Schools and...

Jan 29, 2013

Mrs. Murrel McFarland Caudill, 90, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday morning, January 29, 2013 in the Life Care Center.

She was born on July 24, 1922 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Jim and Ida Wright McFarland.

Mrs. Caudill was a retired cook having worked at Holiday Inn.

She was of the...

Jan 26, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Charles Curtis Cornett, Age 80 of Morehead, passed away Saturday Morning, January 26, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after an extended illness.

He was born July 23, 1932 in Elliottville, Kentucky to the late Frank and Eunice Trent Cornett.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death...

Jan 22, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Teresa Marlene Sturgill Maze, 57, of Salt Lick, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Mt. Sterling.

She was born on December 31, 1955 in Ashland, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Charles and Lena Boggs Howard.

Teresa was an instructor at Montgomery County Area...

Jan 22, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Winford Scott ("Scotty") Barker, 66, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at his home.

He was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on May 14, 1946, a son of Mary Stevens Barker and the late Cledith Barker.

Mr. Barker was a retired police officer having worked for Morehead State...