Obituaries

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...

Aug 16, 2009

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. James Eugene Poston, Sr., 67, of Lower Licking Road, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.

He was born on September 3, 1941 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Lennie Flannery Poston.

Mr. Poston was a...

Aug 8, 2009

Gerald E. Warren, Age 68 of Burton Branch, Morehead, passed away Saturday evening at his home after an extended illness.

He was born August 25, 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to the late George and Irene Borcet Warren.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his daughter Pamila Warren Butler and a brother Richard Carmichael....

Aug 7, 2009

Elizabeth Keeton Caudill, Age 75 of Morehead, passed away Friday morning surrounded by love in the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland.

Elizabeth "Lizzie" was born June 12, 1934 in Morgan County, Kentucky

When able she enjoyed attending church, watching television and being with family. She was always taking care of others.

Mrs. Caudill was...

Aug 1, 2009

Mrs. Marjorie Gregory Binion, Age 76 of Old Flemingsburg Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday evening, August 1, 2009 in the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

Mrs. Binion was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on January 6, 1933 to the late Levi and Lella Jones Gregory.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by a sister...

Jul 28, 2009

Mrs. Lillian Jordan Lambert, 71, of Heritage Place, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009 in the Life Care Center.

She was born on August 13, 1937 in Hazey, West Virginia, a daughter of the late Bruce Matt Jordan and Maude Opal Withrow Jordan.

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

Jul 24, 2009

Harold Warren Gulley, Age 81 of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Friday evening, July 24, 2009 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born May 9, 1928 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late Harve and Flora Buckner Gulley.

Mr. Gulley was a retired logger, a member of the Apostolic Community Church in Flemingsburg...

Jul 16, 2009

Karen R. Cline Stevens, 65, of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2009 in the Mercy Hospital Anderson in Cincinnati.

She was born on July 17, 1943 in Louisville, Kentucky, a daughter of the late George I. and Mary Katherine Stidham Cline.

Ms. Stevens was a retired schoolteacher

In addition to...

Jul 4, 2009

Aurola "Rodi" Kegley Jackson age 81, died July 4, 2009. The daughter of the late Everette and Rebecca Kegley, she was born in Morehead, Ky. on October 18, 1927. She graduated from Morehead High School and Morehead State University. She earned her Masters Degree in Library Science from Wright State University, Dayton Ohio. For many years a devoted...