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Margaret Skelton Ozment
1947-2009
MOREHEAD – Margaret Skelton Ozment, age 62, of Trent Ridge, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.
She was born April 7, 1947, in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of the late Lawrence William and Eva Nan Foster Skelton.
Mrs. Ozment’s husband, Howard Earl Ozmont, preceded her in death on July 7, 2008.
Mrs. Ozment is survived by one daughter, Jennifer O. Dutton and husband Jon of Morehead, Kentucky; one son, William Andrew Ozment of Pell City, Alabama; and two grandchildren, Ryan and Hailey Dutton.
Other survivors include one brother, Larry Skelton of Pell City, Alabama, and two sisters, Lib Wilkinson of Athens, Georgia, and Deb Armstrong of Leeds, Alabama.
A funeral service and interment will be in Leeds, Alabama.
Local arrangements were under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.
Mary Evelyn Smith Clark
1920-2009
MOREHEAD – Mary Evelyn Smith Clark, 88, of Romulus, Michigan formerly of Rowan County, Kentucky, passed away November 29, 2008.
She was born on July 29, 1920 in Haldeman (Rowan County), Kentucky, a daughter of the late Marion Anderson and Ada Susan Lands Smith.
After graduating from Haldeman High School as the Class of 1938 salutatorian, she attended Morehead State Teachers College before marrying Harlen Nathaniel “Casey” Clark on July 21, 1940. In 1959, she earned an associate’s degree in commercial arts from Yankton Business College in South Dakota.
Mary held many different jobs over the years. As a teenager, she was the first girl in Haldeman to have a daily newspaper route. During her senior year in high school, she worked for a Works Progress Administration (WPA) program known as the Pack Horse Library, which delivered reading materials to rural Kentucky residents who had no access to public library facilities. (Despite the program’s name, Mary covered her route’s many miles on foot.) She also performed various duties at school, including work for her English teacher/mentor, Hildreth Maggard, who instilled in her a lifelong love of learning.
As an adult, Mary was variously employed as a salesperson, clerk, bookkeeper, secretary, and office manager. She also worked a number of jobs in the entertainment industry, including acting as a talent agent for radio and stage performers from WVLK-AM (Versailles – 1940 to 1950), as well as doing publicity work and booking national country-music performers for her husband’s Detroit-based Lazy Ranch Boys Barn Dance, which aired on stations like WJR-AM and CKLW-TV from 1954 to 1958. Most recently, she applied another of her talents – writing – to the world of local journalism, reporting for the Metro Detroit publications Country in the City News and The Romulus News.
Of all Mary’s various careers, the one that she called her “greatest joy” was being a wife, mother, and grandmother. At family gatherings, surrounded by generations of descendants, she would look around, beaming with pride, and joke, “Just look at all these people who wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for me!”
Mary was a passionate patriot, a prolific poet, and a songwriter with several recordings to her credit. She also loved reading, using her extraordinary “green thumb” to garden and grow houseplants, and rooting for her beloved University of Kentucky “Wildcats” basketball team.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her step-father, William R. Blevins, her husband, Harlen Nathaniel “Casey” Clark, two sons, Billy Clark and Michael Clark, two brothers, Bill Smith and Robert “Toodle” Smith, one sister, Jalaina Smith and a great-grandson.
Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Evelyn Atkins of Romulus, Michigan and Danny and Carol Cox of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, two brothers, Jack Smith of Morehead and Charles Blevins of South Rockwood, Michigan, one sister, Marian Hunt of Garden City, Michigan, eleven grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, six step-great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson and one step-great-great grandson.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Haldeman Church of God with Pastor Donnie Rivers officiating. Burial of cremains will be in the Clark Family Cemetery at Solider.
Memorial contributions to Boys Town (which Mary supported for more than 60 years) or any charitable organization would be greatly appreciated by the family.
Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home is caring for local arrangements.
Carl Wayne Conn
1973-2009
MOREHEAD – Carl Wayne Conn, age 35, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Friday, May 15, 2009, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.
He was born September 23, 1973, in Boyd County, Kentucky, and is the son of Laura Lucille Maggard Conn of Morehead, Kentucky, and the late Carl Houston Conn.
Besides his mother, he is survived by his wife, Bobbie Jo Conn, and two sons, Josh and Brent Conn, all of Morehead, Kentucky; three brothers, David Conn of McDonald, Ohio, Paul Conn and Lonnie Conn, both of Clearfield, Kentucky; two sisters, Donna Porter of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Bonnita Conn of Irvine, Kentucky; and maternal grandmother, Mae Cole of Hayward, Kentucky.
Carl Wayne was a former building service technician at Morehead State University.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Brother Ray Glover and Brother Don Rivers officiating. Burial will follow in the Conn Cemetery in Carter County, Kentucky.
Pallbearers will be Scottie Stinson, Rick Porter, Brandon Wease, David Boggs, Gary Stevens, and Bobby Walton.
Visitation for Carl Wayne Conn is after 5 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.
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Tommie Erwin
1935-2009
MOREHEAD – Thomas Howard “Tommie” Erwin, age 74, of Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2009, at the U.K. Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.
He was born April 16, 1935, in Carter County, Kentucky, son of the late Earnest Erwin and Minnie Jackson Erwin. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and sisters and one daughter, Martha Ann Erwin.
Survivors include one son, Stanley Erwin of Morehead, Kentucky; two daughters, Melissa Anderson of Olive Hill, Kentucky, and Paula Skaggs of Morehead, Kentucky; and one sister, Helen Seagraves of Richmond, Kentucky.
Also surviving are two grandsons and three granddaughters, William, Stanley, Sarah, Jennifer, and Rebekah; one great grandson, Zander; and several nieces and nephews.
Tommie was a former firefighter with the Olive Hill Volunteer Fire Department and a former employee of Deharts Pharmacy and C & O Railroad.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Pastor Toby Roe officiating. Burial will follow in Garvin Ridge Cemetery in Carter County, Kentucky.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2009, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.
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Mary Elizabeth Hutchinson Fisher
1928-2009
MOREHEAD – Mary Elizabeth Hutchinson Fisher, 81, of Valdosta, Georgia, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009 in Lakehaven Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.
She was born on January 31, 1928 in Morgan County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Roy and Anna Ferguson Hutchinson.
Mrs. Fisher was Church of God by faith.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Murvel E. Fisher, who passed away in 1994 and a sister, Luna Hutchinson Zinkiewicz.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Randy and Mary Fisher of Atlanta, Texas and Ronny and Pat Fisher of Fairborn, Ohio, grandchildren, Dawn and Jason Naill of Springfield, Ohio, David Fisher of Fairborn, Ohio, Jennifer Fisher and Josh Fisher both of Dayton, Ohio and Kierria Fisher and Demar Fisher both of Fairborn, Ohio, three great-grandchildren, Ethan Fisher, McKayla Naill and Ryan Naill, and three sisters, Iris Hutchinson Barham of Dayton, Ohio, Edith Hutchinson Stratton of Alexander, Virginia and Juanita Hutchinson Brown of Melbourne, Florida.
Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 P.M. Friday, May 22, 2009 in the chapel of the Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with Brother Jay Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in the Hogge Cemetery at Cranston. Visitation is after 12:00 Noon Friday.
The family request that no flowers be sent, but please make a donation to the Gideons International.
Arnold C. Garrett
1918-2009
WASH. - Arnold (Arnie) C. Garrett, age 90, died peacefully in his home in Richland on May 1, 2009.
Arnie was born in Charleston, West Virginia on July 12, 1918. He served in World War II and the Korean War. He married
Nancy E. Garrett (Campbell) in 1947, settling in Hawthorne, California to raise his family and work as a mechanic for American Airlines. While in California, he loved to spend time in the desert, going frequently to Desert Hot Springs and Palm Springs. He also loved to travel the world with his family.
After retiring, he and Nancy settled in Kihei, Hawaii, where they spent over twenty years before moving to the Tri-Cities in September of 2007 to be near then son and his family.
Arnold is survived by his wife Nancy, his children Janet Lewis and Bruce Garrett, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A service celebration of life of Arnie was held at 10:30 AM, Saturday May 9 at the Hillcrest Memorial Center, 9353 W. Clearwater Avenue, Kennewick. A small reception followed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Tri Cities Chaplaincy Hospice House, 2108 W. Entiat Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336 or to Kihei Baptist Chapel Building Fund, 1655 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, HI 96753.
