All Obituaries

Mrs. Lillie Mae Stevens Hamm, 82, of Cranston Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at her home.                                        She was born on December 16, 1937 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lenora Sparkman Stevens. Mrs. Hamm was a...

Denzil Ray Hall, 78, of 105 Sweeterville Lane, Morehead, passed away at his residence on Thursday, March 19, 2020.                                         He was born on April 21, 1941 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Orbie Hall and Icey Foster Hall. Denzil was retired from Harold...

Mr. James F. “Gene” Caskey, 76, of Bratton Loop, Morehead, passed away Monday, March 16, 2020 at St. Claire HealthCare.                                        He was born on September 21, 1943 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Raymond and Ethel Davis Caskey. Gene was a...

Mr. Claude Kennith Brown, 92, of Morehead, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at his home.                                       He was born on December 6, 1927 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late George W. and Sadie Clark Brown. Mr. Brown was a retired metal fabricator and United States Army...

Rebekah Roberts, of Winchester, Kentucky, passed away on Friday evening, March 13th, 2020. Bekah had a passion for the nature and studied at Hocking College in Ohio and continued her education at Eastern Kentucky University where she earned her Bachelor’s in Wildlife Management. Her career pursuits eventually led her to a job at historic Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill where she was able to combine her strong passions for history, writing, nature and education. At Shaker Village, she...

Mrs. Irene Ellington Morgan, 69 of Olive Hill, Kentucky passed away Friday evening March 13, 2020 at her home. She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on October 7, 1950 to the late Kenneth and Ruth Filer Ellington. Irene was retired from Wal-Mart in Morehead and had formerly worked at Sealmaster. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Gospel Tabernacle and enjoyed sewing, shopping, flowers, gardening, horses, reading and spending time with her family. Besides her parents she was preceded...

Mr. Wilbert H. Crager, 91, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away at Pioneer Trace Nursing Home in Flemingsburg on Thursday morning, March 12, 2020 with his family by his side.                                      He was born in Clearfield, Kentucky on May 25, 1928, a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude Howard...

Mrs. Louise Porter Brown, 94 of Morehead, passed away peacefully Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Ridgeway Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Owingsville surrounded by her family. She was born at Stark in Elliott County, Kentucky on February 21, 1926 to the late Andy and Pearl Thompson Porter. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Galen "Brownie" Brown, five brothers: Eugene, Ralph, Raymond, Bert and Jim Willy. Also one sister Virginia Greene. Louise...

Mary Jeanetta Caudill, 75 of Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington. She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on November 18, 1944 to the late Arvle and R. Delia McDaniel Caudill. Jeanetta retired from Louisville Bedding as the director of Human Resources. She enjoyed reading, baking, bird watching and caring for her dogs and cats. She attended the Elliottville Baptist Church. Besides her parents she was preceded...

Cynthia Ann Layne Carter, 60, of South Point, Ohio formerly of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born on July 23, 1959 in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Bill and Martha Ann Ward Layne. Cynthia was a homemaker and a 1977 graduate of Rowan County Senior High School. She enjoyed flowers and doing word search. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Clydia Jo Layne...