Obituaries

May 1, 2010

Mrs. Rosemary Adkins Muse, 54, of Salt Lick, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on March 4, 1956 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Roe and Gladys Lewis Adkins.

Rosemary was a former employee of the Life Care Center, Cutter's Roadhouse and Kentucky...

Apr 29, 2010

Mrs. Christine Walsh Knaus, 89, of Dayton, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at her home.

She was born on August 27, 1920 in Elliottville, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Reese Green Walsh and Vertie Kissinger Walsh.

Mrs. Knaus was a retired employee of Dayton State Hospital. She enjoyed raising flowers...

Apr 29, 2010

Mr. Ellis V. Kidd, 76, of Crix Ridge, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 in the Elliott Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sandy Hook, Kentucky after a long illness.

He was born on June 14, 1933 in Morgan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Luke and Ethel Wilder Kidd.

Mr. Kidd was a farmer and...

Apr 22, 2010

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Mildred Evelyn Thomas Bailey, 86, of U. S. 60 East, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2010 in the Life Care Center.

She was born on April 7, 1924 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Allie and Goldie Williams Thomas.

Mrs. Bailey was retired from Foodtown East as...

Apr 21, 2010

Sandy Gilbert Clayton, 56, of CCC Trail, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in the Good Samaritan Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.

She was born on November 3, 1953 in Munich, Germany, a daughter of Gertrude Kidd Gilbert and the late Merl Gilbert.

Mrs. Clayton was the librarian at West Carter High School. She was a...

Apr 20, 2010

Ms. Imogene Hosack, 74, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in the Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky.

She was born on June 12, 1935 in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Christine Caudill Hosack.

Imogene was a former Green Thumb employee and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps....

Apr 19, 2010

Jeffrey DeWayne Porter, Age 38 of Morehead, passed away Monday, April 19, 2010, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Kentucky 519 in Morgan County.

He was the son of Connie Kilgore Fultz of Morehead and the late Jackie Darrel Porter.

Private services were conducted.

Burial was in the Kilgore Family Cemetery.

Lane-Stucky-Gray...

Apr 16, 2010

Samuel Robert (Sam) Glover, 53, of Campbell Branch, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 16, 2010 at his home with his family by his side.

He was born on April 23, 1956 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of Latonia Hamm Glover and the late Nathan Delbert Glover.

Sam was a mechanic and...

Apr 15, 2010

Mr. Charles R. Smith, 87, of Venice, Florida, formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky and Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2010.

Charles worked for N.C.R. in Dayton, OH, in emergency repair service, for 30 years and retired in 1977. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps and served in WWII. He was also...

Apr 12, 2010

Mrs. Clara Ann (Georgie) Cooper Caudill, 78 of 4625 Cranston Road, Morehead, KY, passed away Monday, April 12, 2010 at the Life Care Center of Morehead after an extended illness.

Born April 1, 1932 in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Rebecca Curtis Cooper.

In addition to her parents, she was...

Apr 11, 2010

Carl Edward "Petey" Lewis, 47, Ellington Loop, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2010 in the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky.

He was born on August 22, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio, a son of Regina Brooks Lewis and the late Earl Lewis.

Mr. Lewis was a former employee of Harold White Lumber Company. He was of...

Apr 4, 2010

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Elder Irvin L. Hogge, Age 74 of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Sunday morning April 4, 2010 at his home.

He was born December 13, 1935 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late Grover and Ollie Lewis Hogge.

Elder Hogge was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was...

Mar 30, 2010

David C. Davis, 60, of Heritage Place, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at his home after an illness of several weeks.

He was born on January 30, 1950 in Lewis County, Kentucky, a son of the late Harvey Davis and Hazel Parson Smith.

David was a former press operator at a cotton mill. He was...

Mar 27, 2010

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Don Sparkman, Age 71 of Farmers passed away Saturday, March 27, 2010 in the Select Speciality Hospital at Good Samaritan in Lexington.

He was born February 7, 1939 in Knott County, Kentucky to the late Kermit and Margaret Moore Sparkman.

He was a retired construction worker having done maintenance and...

Mar 27, 2010

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Gary Lee Hall, Age 68 of Morehead, passed away Saturday morning, March 27, 2010 at his home. He was born January 6, 1942 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late Ora and Nellie Duncan Hall.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, Hubert Hall, Rex...

Mar 24, 2010

Mrs. Juanita Jones Hall Kershaw, Age 81, of Lake Orion, Michigan passed away on March 24, 2010.

She was a native of Rowan County and the daughter of the late John S. and Bessie Hargis Jones.

Local survivors include a sister, Ethel J. Jones and other siblings, Olonia, Elmer, Vercil and Teddy all of the Morehead...

Mar 23, 2010

Stevie Dale Hamm, Sr., 55, of Lexington, Ohio, died Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital.

He was born on July 7, 1954 in Carter County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Ellsworth Chester and Pearl Virginia (Perry) Hamm.

He worked at CSX for 37 years. A car enthusiast, Stevie loved his 1969...

Mar 16, 2010

Mrs. Betty Jo Messer Thornhill, 83, of Roseville, Michigan formerly of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in the Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Warren, Michigan.

She was born on September 27, 1926 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late James Elbert and Pearl James Messer.

Mrs. Thornhill was a retired restaurant manager...

Mar 12, 2010

Mr. Richard Allen Evans, 74, of Muses Mills, Kentucky, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at the residence of his daughter in Richmond, Kentucky.

He was born on April 30, 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio, a son of the late Ora and Bertha Verigan Evans.

Mr. Evans was a retired truck driver and a United States Army...

Mar 9, 2010

Ms. Hermal V. Adkins, 66, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in the Life Care Center.

She was born on February 28, 1944 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Charles G. and Ethel Smith Adkins.

Hermal attended the Morehead First Freewill Baptist Church with her mother and father, when they were living. She...