Obituaries
Bernice Sloan Willoughby
Aug 11, 2023
Bernice Sloan Willoughby, 67 of Elliottville, Kentucky passed away Friday evening August 11, 2023 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky. She was born June 19, 1956 in Rowan County, Kentucky to the late Ted and Amanda DeHart Sloan.
Bernice was a homemaker and enjoyed yard sales, cooking collecting snow globes and Boyd's Bears, but most of all spending that...
Martha Elizabeth "Betty" Pollitte
Jul 14, 2023
Martha “Betty” Pollitte was born and raised in Edmonston, Maryland. She grew up in the Catholic faith amidst a very large and loving family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alice and Benjamin Cratty; her husband of 65 years, James “Jim” David Pollitte; five siblings: Joseph Cratty, Jack Cratty, Barbara (Al) Squillante, Benjamin “Buster” (Elaine) Cratty, Charles “Buddy”...
Mary Jean Boyd Battson
Jul 9, 2023
Mary Jean Boyd Battson, 89, wife of the late Donald Battson, passed away July 9, 2023.
A native of Dwarf, KY, daughter of the late Troy Edgar and Elsie Miller Boyd, she was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and the Caring Sunday School Class.
Surviving are one daughter, Stephanie J. Cowan of Greer, SC; one son, Donnie Battson of Louisville,...
Delbert Clifton Baldridge
Jul 9, 2023
Delbert Clifton Baldridge, 87, of the Fox Valley community in Fleming County, Kentucky, passed away on July 9, 2023, at his residence.
Born in Clearfield, Kentucky, on March 4, 1936, his parents were the late Estill Baldridge and the late Betty Bowman Baldridge.
Clifton was preceded in death by his lovely wife, Donna Castle Baldridge, on September 9, 2015.
Clifton...
Jessie Faye Smith
Jul 8, 2023
Jessie Faye Caudill Smith, 95 of Carey Cemetery Road, Morehead, passed away Saturday evening July 8, 2023 at her home. She was born June 25, 1928 in Price, Wisconsin one of fourteen children to the late Ora and Lynn Lambert Caudill.
Faye was retired from the Morehead Treatment Center where she had worked for many years.
She was a member...
Billie Jean "B. J." Bowery
Jul 5, 2023
Billie Jean "B. J." Bowery, 60, of The Colony, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at the home of her sister in Winchester, Kentucky.
She was born on December 31, 1962 in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Billy Hunter and Bonnie Davis Bartlett.
Billie was a Human Resources Manager and a United States Army Veteran.
She enjoyed...
John Henry Smedley
Jul 3, 2023
John Smedley, 83, of Doodle Lane, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, July 3, 2023 at St. Claire HealthCare.
He was born on January 5, 1940 in Blue Diamond, Kentucky, a son of the late John Smedley and Marie Lucas Johnson.
John was a painter and he served in the United States Army, 3rd Armor Division, Private First Class E3 as...
Darlene Marion Mies
Jun 19, 2023
Darlene Marion Mies, 72 of Clearfield, Kentucky passed away Monday morning, June 19, 2023 at her home in Clearfield after an illness of several weeks.
She was a native of Pennsylvania, born May 17, 1951.
She enjoyed volunteering, reading and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Roberts of Clearfield. One son George Mies and...
Teresa Ann Caudill
Jun 15, 2023
Teresa Ann Caudill, 59, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Hans P. Peterson Memorial Hospital in Philip, South Dakota, while on vacation with family.
She was born on January 5, 1964 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, a daughter of Benny and Sherleen Terry Caudill.
Teresa was the owner and operator of Soldier Dairy Bar.
She attended the...
Fred Warren Brown, Sr.
Jun 13, 2023
Mr. Fred Warren Brown, Sr. of Dry Branch Road was 93 years old when he passed away Tuesday evening, June 13th, 2023, on his family farm.
He was born in Rowan County, Kentucky on December 31st, 1929, to the late George Washington and Sadie Clark Brown.
Fred was a faithful Christian member of the Johnson First Church of God. He...
William Franklin "Bill" Molton
Jun 6, 2023
William Franklin “Bill” Molton, 81, of Olive Hill, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Kentucky.
He was born on January 15, 1942 in Carter County, Kentucky, a son of the late George Henry Molton and Mildred Bate Molton.
Bill had worked at various grocery stores in Rowan and Carter Counties.
He was...
Billie Conn
May 30, 2023
Billie Conn, 92, of Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at his home.
He was born on January 6, 1931 in Fleming County, Kentucky, a son of the late Rufus Conn and Laura Lavada (“Vada”) Boyd Conn.
Billie was a retired construction worker having worked for Miller Pipeline and Miller Cable and he was a United States Army...
Diane Danckert
May 30, 2023
Diane Danckert, a loving, generous, and kind woman, passed away on May 30th, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Diane was born on May 28th, 1955 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to her parents, the late, Robert Danckert and Ann Rahilly Danckert. She was well-loved and will be missed by many family members and friends. After graduating from Connersville High School,...
Jaxon Cole Keller
May 27, 2023
Jaxon Cole Keller made an undeniable impact on the lives of everyone he met throughout his journey in this world. Jaxon was born on February 18, 2009, in Morehead, Kentucky, to Joseph Keller of Toronto, Canada, and Nikki Naquin Keller of Morehead.He had a carefree personality and enjoyed music, rapping, hanging out with friends, playing basketball, video games, building things,...
Vera Marie Fultz Clark
May 17, 2023
Vera Marie Fultz Clark, 85, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at her home.
She was born on August 16, 1937 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Dewey and Nellie Barricks Fultz.
Vera was a homemaker, a graduate of Rowan County High School and a member of the Bluebank First Church of God.
She...
Virginia Caudill Turner
May 13, 2023
Virginia Mae Caudill Turner of Elliottville, 97, died quietly at home, attended by beloved children, on May 13, 2023.
Born Feb. 19, 1926, in Goshen, Ohio, to John and Nancy Butcher Caudill, sweet Virginia lived on a Christy Creek farm in Rowan County for the past 46 years. She was the widow of Clayton Ray Turner, whose family owned the...
Lowell V. Cooper
May 8, 2023
Lowell V. Cooper, 87, of Elliottville, Kentucky, passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead.
He was born on August 2, 1935 in Rowan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Robert and Sallie Stone Cooper.
Lowell was a retired carpenter and farmer.
He enjoyed going to church, growing tomatoes, being outdoors and...
Edna Pauline McBrayer Ellington
May 3, 2023
Edna Pauline McBrayer Ellington, age 92, died at Clare Bridge Brookdale Memory Care in Reidsville, North Carolina on May 3, 2023. She was in no pain and passed away peacefully, for which her family is thankful.
Pauline was born on May 23, 1930, the first of seven children born to James Earl and Martha Petitt McBrayer of Morehead, Kentucky.
Pauline...
Jeannie Lumpkin
Apr 25, 2023
Jeannie Lumpkin, 81, of Beaumont, TX, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2023 at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky after an extended battle with cancer.
She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Lumpkin, Jr., daughter Stephanie Hataway, parents Hugh W. Messec and Mary E. Messec, and brother Joe Messec.
She is survived by sons Douglas Hendon...
Melanie Anne "Bean" Stinson
Apr 19, 2023
Melanie Anne "Bean" Stinson, 62, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Wednesday morning, April 19, 2023 at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
She was born on April 19, 1961 in Lexington, Kentucky, a daughter of Jessie Stinson, Jr. and Peggy Jessee Stinson.
Melanie had been a Mortgage Loan Specialist for Peoples Exchange Bank in Winchester, Kentucky...
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