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Mary Haze Stanfield Hatton
1921-2008
MOREHEAD – Mary Haze Stanfield Hatton, age 87, of Timberwood Trail, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Colonial Nursing Home in Bardstown, Kentucky.
She was born March 15, 1921, in Bourbon County, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Ollie Morton Stanfield and Malveria Ann Bellamy Stanfield. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by ten brothers and two sisters.
On August 22, 1942, she wed Kenneth Allender Hatton, who passed away June 12, 2001, after nearly sixty years of marriage.
She is survived by four children and their spouses, Stephen Hatton of Lexington, Kentucky; Patsy and Ed Olson of Grayson, Kentucky; Martha and Mark Humphrey of Rush, Kentucky; and Daniel Lynn and Martha Lee Hatton of Bardstown, Kentucky; 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren; one brother, Linville Stanfield and his wife Pearl of Kerrsville, North Carolina; and brother-in-law W. C. “Crutcher” Hatton and his wife Elsa of Copperas Cove, Texas.
Mrs. Hatton was a former employee of Hobbs in Versailles, Kentucky, and a former member of the Kentucky Colonials Camping Club and the National Campers and Hikers Club. She was a member of Farmers Christian Church.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Evans officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Monday, May 12, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.
Melvena Kegley Wheeler
1931-2008
MOREHEAD – Melvena Kegley Wheeler, 77, went home to be with her Lord on Friday, May 9, 2008, from her home surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Elliott County, Kentucky on January 29, 1931.
She was the widow of the late Jay Wheeler. They were married
for 43 years. Jay passed away on December 16, 1994.
Melvena and Jay didn’t have any children, but had Boo and Bah-Bo, her cats which she loved dearly.
Besides her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Jack, Junior, James and Roscoe Kegley.
Melvena enjoyed working in her flowers and garden. She also liked going to the Flea Market every Saturday to fellowship with her friends there.
During her last illness Melvena was cared for by her sisters, Lorene and Audrey.
She is survived by four sisters, Lorene Duty of Catlettsburg, Kentucky, Audrey Mayse and her husband Roy of Elliottville, Kentucky, Jean McCormick of Sandy Hook, Kentucky and Lena Ratliff of Morehead, Kentucky and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted at 1:00 P.M. Monday, May 12, 2008 in the chapel of the Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Rhodes officiating. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Pallbearers were Jonathan Johnson, Victor Craft, David Mayse, Christine Mayse, Bud Cox and Rebecca Lucas.
Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home cared for all arrangements.
Mardoqueo Evaristo Picazo
1925-2008
Rev. Mardoqueo (Mardy) Picazo, retired missionary radio engineer, passed away on April 24th, 2008. He had lived at the former Overstreet farm near Hayes Crossing in Rowan County, Kentucky, since retirement in 1992. He died at the home of a granddaughter in Knoxville, Tennessee, where his family had moved him, in failing health this March, following the death of Rachael Overstreet Picazo, his wife of 62 years.
Mardy is survived by five children: a son Esteban Picazo (Brenda) of Springville, New York; a son Daniel Picazo (Celia) of Bethel, Alaska; a daughter Rachel Jenkins (George) of Morehead, Kentucky; a daughter Paula Boren (Jim) of Noblesville, Indiana; and a daughter Suzanna Hardin (Tom) of Boise, Idaho. Also surviving are Mardy’s sister Ruth Escobedo (Oscar) of El Paso, Texas; a brother, Rev. Samuel Picazo (Gloria) of Fort Worth, Texas, twelve grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, ten nieces and three nephews.
Born in Marfa, Texas on January 3rd, 1925, to the late Rev. Evaristo and Delores Santos Picazo, Mardy was a US Navy WWII veteran, broadcast engineer, minister, missionary, and radio personality.
He was the first chief engineer of Lexington, Kentucky’s WVLK radio, and of Vancleve, Kentucky’s WMTC, before traveling to Haiti in 1952 to work with missionary radio station 4VEH, where he was to spend the next four decades. Throughout his long years of ministry Mardy and his wife were affiliated with the United Methodist Church, the Kentucky Mountain Bible Institute (now KMBC), the East and West Indies Bible Mission, and OMS International (from 1958 until his passing) along with its Haitian partnership churches.
Friends and family of Mardy Picazo are invited to a celebration of his life at Wesley Hall in the United Methodist Church on 227 West Main Street, Morehead, Kentucky, at twelve o’clock noon, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. A memorial service will take place at one o’clock in the Methodist sanctuary with the Rev. Bruce Nettleton officiating. Following the service there will be a military honors burial ceremony at Lee Cemetery in Morehead, with a fellowship meal in Wesley Hall after the ceremony.
Mardy’s late wife Rachael compiled an excellent historical account of the first 50 years of Radio 4VEH titled Let the Rocks Cry Out which is available from OMS International, Box A, Greenwood, Indiana 46142. Please direct any gifts of remembrance on Mardy’s behalf to Radio 4VEH, in care of OMS International.
Arrangements are under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. More biographical details are available at www.northcuttandson.com
If you wish to contact the family in the future, please direct initial communication to Esteban Picazo, 135 Newman Street, Springville, NY 14141, email: edpicazo@verizon.net
Beth Ramey
1917-2008
Beth Eula Basford Ramey, age 91, of Sunset Locust Road, Hillsboro, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at the Fleming County Hospital in Flemingsburg.
She was born February 20, 1917, in Hillsboro, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late James and Arizona Dickerson Basford. Her husband, Estell Wade Ramey, passed away April 23, 1999. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Howard, Lucian, and Clayton Basford; three sisters, Lillian Whitton, Edna Mae Reed, and Hazel Saunders; two sons, Estell Wade Ramey, Jr., and Charles Kenneth (Charlie) Ramey; and one daughter, Dorothy Lee Ramey.
Mrs. Ramey is survived by two daughters, Lou Ellen Johnson and husband Billy and Bertie Ann Cooper and husband Charlie, all of Flemingsburg, Kentucky; one son, Lucian Eugene (Sam) Ramey of Hillsboro, Kentucky; one daughter-in-law, Susan Ramey of Elizaville, Kentucky; 14 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Mrs. Ramey was a homemaker and member of the Hillsboro Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Hutton Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Harmon and the Rev. Gail Skaggs officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Cemetery. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is after 6 p.m. Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Hutton Funeral Home, Hillsboro, Kentucky.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are suggested to the Hillsboro Christian Church; Hillsboro Methodist Church; Pioneer Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Flemingsburg, Kentucky; or Hospice of Hope, Maysville, Kentucky.
Delma Gertrude Cline Jones Austin
1915-2008
MOREHEAD - Delma Gertrude Cline Jones Austin, age 92, of Lafayette, CA, passed away October 26, 2007, in California.
Born May 11, 1915, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Riley Wade and Roberta Caudill Cline. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Linnie Bailey, Lucy Bocook, and Bess Hall, and one brother, Ora Cline.
Her first husband, Ottis Woodrow Jones, whom she wed July 4, 1939, preceded her in death on February 25, 1973. She married
Herman Austin on September 5, 1980, and he preceded her in death on July 13, 1985.
Mrs. Austin is survived by one daughter, Sheila K. Williamson and husband David; one granddaughter, Jodi L. Horsman and husband Gary; and one grandson, Kevin Williamson, all of California.
Other survivors include one brother, Edward Riley Cline of Kentucky and Florida; three nieces, Madge Sammons of West Virginia, Faye Sullivan and Chloris Cooper, both of Kentucky; and two nephews, Roy Wade Cline of Ohio and Glen Edward Cline of California.
Delma was an employee of Dr. J. C. Campbell in San Francisco, CA for 31 years and was also a former Assistant Credit Manager in San Francisco.
Mrs. Austin was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008, at the Cranston Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Stone officiating.
Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals is caring for arrangements.
Gary Wayne Hunt
1945-2008
MOREHEAD - Gary Wayne Hunt, age 63, of Pleasant Valley Road, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2008, at his residence.
Born March 10, 1945, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Herbert and Ernestine Smith Hunt. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Roger Hunt.
Gary is survived by one brother, Steve Hunt of Winchester, Virginia; one very special aunt, Geraldine Elliott of Parkersburg, West Virginia; and very special friends, Nick Ellis and Judy Martin Kelsey of Morehead.
Gary served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era and was a former heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed Bluegrass music, fishing, and camping.
Graveside services and interment will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 9, 2008, at the Evergreen Cemetery North in Parkersburg, West Virginia, with Pastor Donald R. Whiteman officiating.
Visitation is after 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.
