Obituaries

Mar 1, 2014

Michelle Lee "Shelly" Hunt, Age 46 of Morehead, passed away Saturday evening March 1, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

She was born in Morehead, Kentucky February 19, 1968 to Frances Fisher Wallace and the late Sylvon Wallace.

Shelly was a former school bus driver and had owned and operated...

Feb 22, 2014

Mrs. Rita D. Horvath, 63, of Walbridge, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014, surrounded by her family.

Rita was born in Morehead, Kentucky on June 27, 1950, a daughter of the late Russell and Alta Turner Roe.

On September 30, 1978, she married Louis Horvath.

Rita enjoyed traveling to visit family...

Feb 19, 2014

Mrs. Sandra L. "Sandy" Weaver, 69, of Crain Creek, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014 in the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Fort Thomas, Kentucky.

She was born on February 19, 1945 in Paintsville, Kentucky, a daughter of the late William S. Bowling and Evelyn Castle Henry.

Mrs. Weaver was a retired medical records clerk for St....

Feb 9, 2014

Jonathan Joe Tackett, 43, of Ashland, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014 at his home after an extended illness.

He was born on August 17, 1970 in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of Timothy Ray Tackett and Joy Horton Tackett. Joe was a former heavy equipment mechanic and attended Heritage Freewill Baptist Church. He was a 1988...

Feb 6, 2014

Mr. Charles W. Jenkins, 78, of Salem, Oregon formerly of Clearfield, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014 after suffering an apparent stroke.

He was born on October 13, 1935 in Clearfield, Kentucky, a son of the late Medford and Rosa Mynhier Jenkins.

Mr. Jenkins retired in 1979 from Boise Cascade Paper Mill in Salem, Oregon, as...

Jan 27, 2014

Graveside services were conducted May 25, 2014 in the Flat Fork Cemetery in Carter County.

Jan 24, 2014

Mr. James Richard "Jim" Reynolds, 88, of Morehead, passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at his home.

He was born on May 5, 1925 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late James Silas Reynolds and Anna Florence Caudill Reynolds Clay.

Mr. Reynolds was a former chemist for The United States Atomic Energy Commission, a retired...

Jan 20, 2014

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Ruby Lillian Lewis Vencill, 98, of Morehead, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on July 25, 1915 in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late John Anders Lewis and Sarah Adams Lewis.

Mrs. Vencill was retired from the Rowan...

Dec 31, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. J. D. "Bud" Whiteley, 79, of Poplar Hollow Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at his home.

He was born on August 8, 1934 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, a son of the late Arthur and Jewell Flint Whiteley.

Mr. Whiteley was retired from Keysor Century Corporation in California and...

Dec 31, 2013

Jerry Dale Mynhier Sr., 58, of Morehead, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington.

He was born on July 8, 1955 in Morehead, Kentucky, a son of the late Fred Mynhier and Bertha Davis Mynhier Sexton.

Jerry was a retired construction and concrete worker.

He was...

Dec 31, 2013

Betty Lou Alfrey, 61, of Clearfield, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2013 in the Windsor Care Center in Mt. Sterling.

She was born on April 3, 1952, in Shelby, Ohio, a daughter of the late William "Buddy" and Mary Jones Alfrey.

Betty was a former employee of the Rowan County Public Library, Life Care Center and...

Dec 30, 2013

Mr. Jerry Grant Nolte, 78, of Morehead, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 27, 1935 in Ashland, Kentucky, a son of the late Albert and Artie Miller Nolte.

Mr. Nolte was the former owner and operator of Fort Falls Trading Post in Olive Hill....

Dec 30, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Joseph H. "Joe" Rice, 64, of Morehead, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on June 20, 1949 in Bath County, Kentucky, a son of the late Joe and Thelma Delores Pergram Rice.

Joe was a retired heavy equipment operator and United...

Dec 21, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Daryl R. Fultz, Age 74 of Morehead, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013 in the Rockcastle Regional Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky after suffering an apparent heart attack.

He was born on June 26, 1939 to the late David and Josephine Horn Fultz.

Daryl was a retired welder and enjoyed horses,...

Dec 18, 2013

Graveside services were conducted Sunday May 25, 2014 in the Flat Fork Cemetery in Carter County.

Dec 15, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Loretta Blankenbeckler Gray, 81, of Cincinnati, Ohio formerly of Rowan County, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 in the Madeira Health Care Center in Cincinnati.

She was born on June 1, 1932 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Glenn and Gertrude Lambert Blankenbeckler.

Mrs. Gray was a...

Dec 14, 2013

DR. M. LOUISE HUDNALL QUINN HICKMAN, 92, of Morehead, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky on May 13, 1921, to the late William Martin Hudnall and Ruby Frakes Hudnall.

She graduated as Valedictorian from Little Rock High School, graduated with high...

Dec 12, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Tex R. Johnson, 72, of Elliott County, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

He was born on June 27, 1941, in Elliott County, Kentucky, a son of the late Festus and Arlena Porter Johnson.

Mr. Johnson was retired from the Rowan County School...

Dec 5, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Ula Kegley Hall, 85, of U.S. 60 East, Morehead, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013 in the Wesley Village in Wilmore, Kentucky.

She was born on February 8, 1928, in Shelby, Ohio, a daughter of the late Noah and Della Crose Kegley.

Mrs. Hall was a homemaker and a member...

Nov 28, 2013

Orville A. Brown, Age 92 of Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center after an illness of several weeks.

He was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on July 2, 1921 to the late Thomas Presley Brown and Jessie Fraley Brown.

Mr. Brown was a retired laborer and enjoyed traveling,...