Obituaries

Oct 29, 2018

Mr. Dallas Thurman Swetnam, 84, of Morehead, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018.

He was born on March 16, 1934 in Logan, West Virginia, a son of the late John and Letha Mays Swetnam.

Mr. Swetnam was retired from the United States Air Force.

He had owned and operated Swetnam Trading Post and...

Oct 29, 2018

Mr. Glennis Parker, 80, of Morehead, passed away Monday, October 29, 2018 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 15, 1938 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Lovell and Conie Cornett Parker.

Mr. Parker was a retired pipe fitter having worked for Union 798 for 55 years....

Oct 27, 2018

Mr. Arthur Gene McDaniel, 74 of Elliottville, passed away Saturday morning in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center. He was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on July 25, 1944 to the late Harshel and Virgie Blankenbeckler McDaniel.

Gene was retired from the Webb Forgin Steel Mill and enjoyed woodworking, raising a vegetable garden, making clocks, driving his...

Oct 25, 2018

Mr. Jimmie Layton Wilson, 81, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at his home.

He was born on April 29, 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky, a son of the late James Thomas Wilson and Laura Barton Wilson.

Jim was a retired salesman for Whayne Supply Company in Lexington.

He was a member...

Oct 25, 2018

Mrs. Loreda Caudill Thomas, 76, of Elliottville, passed away Thursday evening in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on September 17, 1942 to the late Allie and Stella Stamper Caudill.

Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband the late Rev. Venis ("Woody") Thomas, three...

Oct 22, 2018

Mrs. Geneva Fultz Brown, 86, of Morehead, passed away Monday, October 22, 2018 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on March 19, 1932 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Dewey and Nellie Barricks Fultz.

Mrs. Brown was a homemaker and a member of the Elliottville Baptist Church.

Oct 15, 2018

Mrs. Mary Colleen Black Zeigler, 87 of Morehead, passed away Monday evening at the home of her daughter in Ashland, Kentucky. She was born in Haldeman, Kentucky on August 29, 1931 to the late John and Ethel Conn Black.

Mrs. Zeigler was of the Pentecostal faith and enjoyed quilting crocheting, sewing, caring for her flowers, spending time...

Oct 12, 2018

David P. Robinson, 64 of Elliottville, passed away Friday evening October 12, 2018 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. He was born in Charleston, West Virginia on April 24, 1954 a son of the late George Logan Robinson and  Veda Belknap Robinson.

David was a  retired General Services Employee of Morehead State University. He...

Oct 7, 2018

Cynthia Ann Nesbitt, 73, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at her home.

She was born on April 7, 1945 in Bibb County, Georgia, a daughter of the late Don and Laura Mae Phillips Nesbitt.

Ms. Nesbitt was a former employee of Clearfield Elementary School and she had previously worked at the Dairy...

Oct 3, 2018

Robert Luther (“Bobby Sue”) Davis, 70, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 5, 1948 in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late Luther Harlan Davis and Clara Lee Brewster Davis.

Mr. Davis was retired from Weaver Sawmill,...

Oct 2, 2018

Ms. Wanda Adkins Marshall, 82, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on September 4, 1936 in Rowan County, Kentucky, to the late John R. and Delphia Lands Adkins.

Ms. Marshall worked in food service for many years and she was a former partner...

Oct 2, 2018

Roy Lee Moore, 80, of Moores Flat Road, Morehead passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his home.

He was born on June 28, 1938 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Arthur Moore and Joann Parson Moore and his step-mother, Dona Moore Stone, who helped raise him.

Mr. Moore was retired from the...

Sep 27, 2018

Mrs. Verna Williams Thomas, 93, of Port St. Lucie, Florida passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018 at Lake Forest Park Senior Living in Florida.

She was born on November 15, 1924 in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Andrew Jackson Williams and Nora Kendall Williams.

Mrs. Thomas was a former employee of the state department...

Sep 17, 2018

Mr. James Edward Caskey, 85, of Morehead, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 in the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on April 14, 1933 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late O’Rear Caskey and Gertrude Stamper Caskey Stanley.

Mr. Caskey was a retired Rowan County School Bus Driver, after...

Sep 17, 2018

Mr. Robert Gene “Bob” Adams, 80, of Morehead, passed away Monday, September 17, 2018 at his home.

He was born on August 6, 1938 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Thurman and Mary Mutters Adams.

Bob was the owner and operator of A & A Amusement.

He was a United...

Sep 14, 2018

Harold W. Kissick, 85 of Morehead passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead after an illness of several weeks. He was born in Grange City, Kentucky on November 3, 1932 to the late Roy W. Kissick and Olive Marie Kissick Howell.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death...

Sep 10, 2018

Mrs. Vada S. Turner, 89, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 in Cincinnati.

She was born in Vale, Kentucky on April 7, 1929, a daughter of the late James H. and Thursia Williams Stewart.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Lee Turner,...

Sep 3, 2018

Mrs. Martha Frances Hogge, 91, of Dayton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Hogge, daughter, Connie Hogge, parents, Chester and Ethel Littleton, sisters, Ruby Roberson and Audrey “Elaine” Reed, and brother, Cles Littleton.

She is survived by her daughter, Karen (Ron) Jauss, grandson, Tyler...

Sep 2, 2018

Glennis Wayne Buckner, 76 of Morehead, Kentucky, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 2, 2018. He was the loving husband of Anne Reynolds Buckner. They shared 52 incredible years of marriage together.

Born on February 17, 1942 in Middletown, Ohio, he was the son of Elmo Buckner and Volena Plank Buckner Evans. Volena...

Aug 28, 2018

Galen Ottis Crum, 75, of Brown Ridge, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his home.

He was born on July 24, 1943 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a son of the late Ottis and Mintha Sloan Crum.

Galen had worked at J. C. Wells Sawmill and Diamond Forest and he was a farmer.