Obituaries

Nov 22, 2009

Dr. K. E. Jones, Age 87 of Morehead, passed away Sunday morning in the Life Care Center after a long illness.

Dr. Jones was born in Elliott County, Kentucky on October 16, 1922 to the late Russell and Maude McMillan Jones.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother Ernest Jones in 1994....

Nov 19, 2009

Mr. Bert Crockett, 86, of Brown Ridge, Morehead, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the residence of his daughter, Jeanetta Johnson.

He was born on January 11, 1923 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late George and Mary Ellen Jones Crockett.

Mr. Crockett was retired from General Refractories in Olive Hill and...

Nov 14, 2009

Mrs. Clara O. Eldridge Goodman, age 73, of Crix Ridge Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2009, at the St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia after an illness of several weeks.

Mrs. Goodman was the widow of Homer Goodman who passed away October 20, 2009

She was born December 27, 1935 in Rowan...

Nov 12, 2009

Mrs. Lorene Stamper Brown, 73, of U.S. 60 West, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009 at her home.

She was born on May 20, 1936 in Carter County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Elsberry and Minnie Lou Porter Stamper.

Mrs. Brown was a private housekeeper. She was of the Church of God Faith and enjoyed...

Nov 7, 2009

Mr. Ernest Recel Fugate, Jr., 59, of Versailles Kentucky formerly of Morehead, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009 at his home.

He was born on April 6, 1950 in Clearfield, Kentucky, a son of the late Ernest Recel Fugate and Edna Baldridge Fugate.

Mr. Fugate was retired Sergeant First Class, United States Army. He was a...

Nov 7, 2009

Mary Hanes Brewer Sargent Burton, age 74, of 603 Rawcel St., departed this Earth on Nov. 7, 2009 to join her Heavenly Father and live again with her father & mother, Edgar & Elizabeth Hanes; sisters Pearl, Carolyn, and Margie; and sons Vernon L. Sargent, William D. Brewer, and Michael G. Sargent.

Mary is survived by her...

Nov 7, 2009

Mr. Arnold Alvin Gulley, 87, of Blackberry Drive, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2009 at his home.

He was born on June 22, 1922 in Lewis County, Kentucky, a son of the late Essie Vernon Gulley and Lona Ethel Pendland Gulley.

Mr. Gulley was a retired United States Army Master Sergeant after serving for 26 years,...

Nov 5, 2009

Mrs. Martha Betty Bishop Tucker, 92, of Greensboro, Georgia formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2009 in the St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart, Georgia.

She was born on July 12, 1917 in Clark County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Herbert and Beulah Combs Bishop.

Mrs. Tucker was an administrative assistant for General...

Nov 4, 2009

Mr. David Eugene Fields, 53, of Little Road, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at his home.

He was born on August 14, 1956 in Buckham County, North Carolina.

David was a former truck driver. He enjoyed Nascar, gardening, hunting, fishing and the outdoors.

He was preceded in death by his step-father, Alvin Christopher, an...

Nov 4, 2009

Mrs. Edith Johnson Ellington, 89, of Gilmer Texas formerly of Morehead and New Carlisle, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Gilmer.

She was born on September 15, 1920 in Morgan County near West Liberty, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John Newton Johnson and Vena Haney Johnson.

After her marriage to John Paul Ellington,...

Nov 2, 2009

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Hobert E. (Buck) Thomas, 81, of U.S. 60 East, passed away Monday, November 2, 2009 at his home.

He was born on October 30, 1928 in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Allie and Goldie Williams Thomas.

Mr. Thomas was a retired state highway department of transportation employee...

Oct 31, 2009

Mr. Johnnie Preston Hamm, Age 76 of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday morning October 31, 2009 at his home after an illness of several weeks.

He was born in Carter County, Kentucky on September 15, 1933 to the late Jessie and Maude Burton Hamm.

Mr. Hamm was a retired sawmill worker, state highway employee and...

Oct 26, 2009

Mrs. Minnie Lou Jimison McClurg, 82, of Soldier, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at her home.

She was born on July 15, 1927 in Fleming County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John William Jimison and Permelia Ann Hyatt Jimison.

Mrs. McClurg was a homemaker. She was of the Church of God Faith and enjoyed...

Oct 24, 2009

Pamela Gwen Stone, 48, of Morehead, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Henderson County Hospital in Tennessee.

She was born on November 4, 1960 in Rowan County, a daughter of the late George Washington Stone and Charlene Rose Stone.

Ms. Stone was a housekeeper and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic...

Oct 20, 2009

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Homer Goodman, 75, of Crix Ridge Road, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on May 26, 1934 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Russell and Liddie Cox Goodman.

Mr. Goodman was a retired truck driver and foreman...

Oct 15, 2009

Mr. Johnny Louis Cox, 69, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2009 at his home.

He was born on April 18, 1940 in Lewis County, Kentucky, a son of the late Austin and Alice Queen Cox.

Mr. Cox owned and operated Johnny's Barber Shop in Morehead for 47 years. He was a United States Army veteran and...

Sep 26, 2009

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Willie Howard Coldiron, Age 77 of Georgetown, Kentucky formerly of Rowan County, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington.

Mr. Coldiron owned and operated W. H. Coldiron and Sons Plumbing in Lexington and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict. He enjoyed...

Sep 12, 2009

Mr. Gerald Runyon Barton, Sr., 71, of Wallingford, passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

He was born on February 21, 1938 in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Clarence and Hallie Zornes Barton.

Mr. Barton was a farmer and carpenter. He attended Pea Ridge Community Church and...

Sep 6, 2009

Mrs. Carrie Smith King, 86, of Kentucky 801 South, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 at the home of her daughter, Paula Perry.

She was born on June 28, 1923 in Farmers, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Lucian and Pearl Vanderpool Smith.

Mrs. King was a retired hairdresser. She was a member of the Farmers...

Sep 6, 2009

Mrs. Rosa Snedegar Mathews, 65, of U.S. 60 East, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2009 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 5, 1944 in Bath County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William and Stella Fugett Snedegar.

Mrs. Mathews was a homemaker. She was of the Church of God Faith...