Obituaries

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,...

Nov 25, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mr. Richard Arlen Goodman, 81, of Morehead, passed away Monday morning, November 25, 2013 at his home.

He was born on December 16, 1931 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Russell and Liddie Alice Cox Goodman.

Mr. Goodman was a retired logger, farmer and truck driver.

He...

Nov 21, 2013

Donald Gene "Greasy", "Duke" Gregory, 65, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 at his home.

He was born on March 26, 1948, in Clearfield, Kentucky, a son of Sylvia Brown Gregory and the late Jesse Denton Gregory.

Mr. Gregory was a retired logger and United States Army Veteran having served during Vietnam.

Donald...

Nov 20, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Beatrice Scott Hunt, 60, of Paintsville, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 in the Cabell-Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia.

She was born on January 30, 1953, in Pike County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Fayette Scott and Erma Ward Scott Hensley.

Ms. Hunt was a homemaker and of the...

Nov 15, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Joseph Shannon Moore, Jr., 55, of Brooksville, Florida, passed away Friday, November 15, 2013 in Gallipolis, Ohio.

He was born on December 24, 1957, in Hyden, Kentucky, a son of Joseph Shannon Moore, Sr. and the late Loretta Collier Moore.

Joe was a union boilermaker for Local 105 in Piketon, Ohio....

Nov 11, 2013

Mr. Ralph Burton Swartz, 93, of Morehead, passed away Monday, November 11, 2013, at the Life Care Center of Morehead.

He was born on December 4, 1919 in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Aaron L. Swartz and the late Fern S. Swartz.

Ralph served in the United States Navy as an aviation mechanic...

Nov 5, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Ethel Mauk Anderson, 88, of Island Fork Road, Morehead, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at her home.

She was born on July 17, 1925, in Elliott County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Frederick B. and Amanda Jane Holbrook Mauk.

Mrs. Anderson was a former airplane mechanic helper at...

Nov 1, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Alice Ina Royse Oliver, 74, of Morehead, Kentucky formerly of Indiana passed away Friday, November 1, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on December 2, 1938, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Norman and Mae Hamilton Royse.

Mrs. Oliver was a former clerk...

Oct 17, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Ruby Caudill, 71, of Morehead, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on May 5, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Kenneth and Audra Mae Puckett Caudill.

Ruby was a retired operator for G.T.E. and was also a...

Oct 15, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO Mrs. Teresa Elaine Owens Hilterbrand, 54, of Muses Mills, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2013 in the St. Claire Regional Medical Center.

She was born on February 14, 1959, in Grant County, Kentucky, a daughter of Robert "Bobby" Owens and the late Mildred Irene Lewis Owens.

Mrs. Hilterbrand was the former...

Oct 4, 2013

Dr. Franklin Mayer Mangrum, 88, of Lexington, Kentucky, passed away Friday, October 4, 2013 in Lexington.

He was born on June 1, 1925 in Graves County, Kentucky. Frank was the oldest son of Louis Varon and Harriet Elizabeth Mayer Mangrum.

Frank was a World War II veteran, having served during the last six months of the...

Oct 2, 2013

Mrs. Carol Sue Conn Workman, 71, Morehead, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at her home after an extended illness.

She was born on July 23, 1942, in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Raymond and Arlene Johnson Conn.

Mrs. Workman was a homemaker and a member of the Johnson First Church of God....

Sep 14, 2013

Mrs. Connie Ellen Catron Cooper, Age 79 of Elliottville, passed away Saturday evening at her home.

Mrs. Cooper was born September 7, 1934 in Carter County, Kentucky to the late French and Mary Reynolds Catron.

She was retired from Cowden Manufacturing and enjoyed working in her flowers, sewing, quilting and taking care of her home.

...

Sep 13, 2013

Ethel Brewer Adkins an entrepreneur- Evangelist and Gospel Song writer with a degree in nursing was born in Wolfe Co. on January 11, 1919; has lived on Short Street Morehead KY all her life, finishing her remaining years with her daughter Brenda Adkins-Comer in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

She is the daughter of Jerry and Myrtle Lee Link...

Aug 29, 2013

CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO On August 29th 2013, Thelma Lee Black Skaggs passed away at the age of 91 at the home of her daughter in Winchester, KY.

She was born on December 18, 1921 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Wales and Grace Shrewsbury Black.

In addition to her parents, she...

Aug 23, 2013

Dorris Ray Littleton, 79 of Morehead, KY was a great husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather and friend. He worked hard all his life. He retired from Sorg Paper.

He was preceded in death by a son, his parents, 2 brothers, 2 sisters and a step grandson Matthew Johnson.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years...