Published: December 07, 2007 12:05 pm         

Friday, December 7, 2007

Sandra Carri
1942-2007

GEORGIA - Mrs. Sandra K. Sparks Carri, age 65, of Shady Grove Road, Carrollton, GA, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007, in an Atlanta hospital. She was born February 13, 1942, in Morehead, KY. to the late Oscar Sparks and Pearl Sloan Sparks. Mrs. Carri was a retired teacher with the Carrollton City Schools and was Catholic by faith. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Thomas Matthew Sparks and a sister, Lucille Sparks Stephens. Survivors include her husband, Louis Carri; her children and their spouses Victoria and Joel McSwain of Bremen and Phillip and Leslie Carri of Carrollton; sisters, Garnett Adkins and Sarah Kidd both of Moreland, KY; brothers, Raymond Sparks of Morehead, KY and Eugene Sparks of Melborne, Fla.; also 9 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at 11 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help with Father Paul Williams. Interment followed at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery. Messages of condolences may be made to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.

Lydia Marie Cooper
1933-2007

MOREHEAD - Lydia Marie Cooper, age 74, of Knapp Avenue, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2007, at her home with Jamie and Lisa Bellamy Brown, where she had lived for the past 22 years.

Born June 3, 1933, on Grassy Lick Road in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Wilbert Carey Cooper and Bessie Lee Morehouse Cooper.

Lydia is survived by two sisters, Sudie Cooper and Virginia Cooper, both of Morehead, and one brother, Harvey H. Cooper and his wife Loretta of Muncie, Indiana; two nephews, Larry Cooper of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Jerry Cooper of Freestone, Colorado; one niece, Connie Mochal of Muncie, Indiana; five great nephews and two great nieces.

Lydia joined the Harold and Alma Bellamy family 47 years ago when Lisa was born and has helped raise three generations of Bellamy children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She loved taking care of her family, cooking, and participating in family events. Lydia was a member of the Morehead First Church of God and was a devout Christian who continued to study the Bible when illness kept her from attending church. She cherished her faith in God.

Funeral services were conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Alan Hutchinson, the Rev. Ben Furman, and the Rev. George Bellamy officiating. Burial followed in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers were Kirk Moorehouse, Blaine Bellamy, Kip Bennett, Gabe Brown, Tyler Brown, Davin Barnett, Gary Lewis, Phillip Vankersen, Joey Mirus, and Jimmy Trent.

Honorary pallbearers: 2001 Rowan County Boys Basketball Team.

View or sign guestbook at www.northcuttandson.com

Gregory Goldey
1955-2007

LEXINGTON - Gregory T. Goldey, 52, of Winchester, husband of Connie Hardesty, passed away November 29, 2007 after a battle with cancer. Greg was born in Lexington April 26, 1955 to Mary Louise Goldey and Jean D. Goldey. He was a 1973 graduate of Jessamine County High School, a graduate of the University of Kentucky and earned his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Oklahoma.

Greg’s ideals of peace, justice, and equality permeated the campus at Morehead State University, where he was an associate professor of Government and faculty sponsor of MSU’s College Democrats. He cultivated within his students, colleagues, and everyone whose lives he touched, a sense of gratitude for life and respect for all human beings. Through his words, actions, and compassionate understanding, Greg caused others to create positive change in their own lives. Greg was not an authoritarian in the classroom. He asked his students not to call him “Dr.,” but instead “Greg” or “Goldey.” He didn’t ask that his students believe him, he asked that they listen, read, and think for themselves. He allowed students to open their minds to the critical thinking they had been taught to suppress, and in so doing, gave them the freedom to discover who they are, and who they want to be.

Greg’s peaceful, compassionate soul changed the world not only through his students, but through his family. His feminist ideals and respect for his wife, Connie, created a warm, loving household. He was inspiring, witty, sarcastic, and hilarious. He motivated each of his children to be anything and everything they wanted to be, regardless of age, gender, or ability status.

Greg was a member of social justice organization, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. He was a member of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Lexington where he embraced their mission of “creating an enlightened society grounded in fearlessness, dignity, and compassion through mindful awareness”. Greg’s compassion and his passion for change will live on through the students he has taught and the people he has inspired.

A devoted husband and father, Greg is preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Elizabeth Anne Corbin Goldey. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter, Katie Goldey and two sons, Shelby and Jamie Goldey; parents Louise and Jean Goldey; parents-in-law Patricia and Lee Hardesty; brothers William, Larry and Gary Goldey; sisters-in-laws, Becky and Kristine Goldey, Jeannie, Sharon, and Cindy Hardesty; brothers-in-law Kevin Hardesty; Dave Mueller, Eddie Jacobs, Gary Landers; nieces Emily and Sarah Goldey, Scarlett and Sydney Consalvi; nephews Will, Nicholas, Jacob and Levi Goldey, Christopher Kern, Wyatt Landers, Tyler Consalvi, and Collin Gould.

The family has asked in lieu of flowers that donations be made to Shambhala Meditation Center of Lexington, 315 W. Maxwell St, Lexington, KY 40508

A celebration of life service will take place on Saturday, December 8, 2:00 PM at the Unitarian- Universalist Church of Lexington,

3564 Clays Mill Road, Lexington, KY. A reception will immediately follow at the Shambhala Meditation Center, 315 W. Maxwell St, Lexington, KY. Care Cremation Service is handling arrangements.

Margarette Jones Hutchinson
1927-2007

MOREHEAD - Margarette Jones Hutchinson, age 80, widow of the Rev. Clifford Hutchinson, passed away December 4, 2007, at the Heritage Springs Skilled Facility in West Chester, Ohio.

She was born January 27, 1927, in Morehead, Kentucky, and was the daughter of the late Meredith Sr. and Lillie McClain Jones. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Mona Kidd and Nola Omohundro. Her husband, the Rev. Clifford Hutchinson, whom she wed January 2, 1943, preceded her in death on January 2, 1993.

Survivors include two daughters, Patricia L. Robertson of Loganville, Georgia, and Barbara Jo Planck of Mason, Ohio; one brother, Meredith Jones, Jr. of Middletown, Ohio; five grandchildren, Marty Carr, Jason Carr, Dana Carr McVay, Tom Planck, and David Planck; and six great-grandchildren, Ansley Carr, Austin Carr, Ally McVay, Andrew McVay, Tytus Planck and Hannah Planck.

Mrs. Hutchinson was a sales representative with Sears in Middletown, Ohio over 30 years and was a member of the Church of God.

Visitation is Friday, December 7, 2007, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals at 5:00 p.m. A service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2007, at the Morehead First Church of God with the Reverend Tom Planck (grandson) officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made to Hospice of Cincinnati, 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Arrangements under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, 400 Fraley Dr., Morehead, KY 40351.

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Virginia North
1940-2007

OHIO – Virginia McClurg Sloan Gillum North, 67, of Dillward Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Morehead, passed away at her residence on Dec. 1, 2007.

Virginia once managed several Morehead area businesses including The Little Cabin Inn, where Brass Eagle Apartments now stand, The Dixie Grill, Sundry Store, and Breckinridge Cafeteria. She owned and ran her own baby clothing store in Flatwoods, Ky. in the 1980’s. She enjoyed bowling and traveling.

Virginia was born July 4, 1940 in Farmers, Ky. to Geneva Wooten McClurg and the late Harry Hurston McClurg. Preceding her in death are her father Harry McClurg, one sister, Lavinia Chapman, and a daughter, Brenda Carol Sloan.

She is survived by her mother, Geneva Wooten McClurg of Clearfield, Ky.; daughter Deborah J. “Kat” Sloan (Rodolfo) Oviedo of Clearfield; one sister, Phyllis Poston of Arcarian, Ohio; one brother, Lee McClurg of Morehead, Ky.; and her husband Jim North of Cincinnati.

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the family’s control, there will be no funeral or burial.

Hobert Lee Sargent
1921-2007

MOREHEAD – Hobert Lee Sargent, long time resident of Miamisburg, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2007 in Eaton, Ohio at the age of 86 years.

He was born on November 10, 1921 in Morgan County, Kentucky, a son of the late Bert and Victoria (Fannin) Sargent.

Mr. Sargent was a farmer and he had worked in the lumber mill industry in Dayton, Ohio for many years.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Irene (McBrayer) Sargent, four brothers and one sister.

Survivors include his children, Jewell (Louie) Cole of Waterford, Michigan, Charles (Vada) Sargent of Miamisburg, Ohio, Donnie (LouAnn) Sargent of Brookville, Ohio and Vicki Sargent of Franklin, Ohio, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two sisters, Naomi Christian of Danville, Kentucky and Olive White of Miamisburg, Ohio.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 8, 2007 at the Elliottville Baptist Church in Elliottville, Kentucky with Pastor Tim Rhodes presiding. Burial will follow in the McBrayer Family Cemetery. Visitation is from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday, December 7th at Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home in Morehead, Kentucky. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.

Pallbearers will be grandchildren.

Contributions are suggested to Hospice of Dayton.

Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home is caring for all arrangements.

To view the online memorial and sign the guest book, visit www.lanestuckygray.com.