Funeral Homes in Morehead, KY

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Rocky Adkins (public relations executive), and Sam Holbrook (baseball umpire).
• Morehead is home to the following sports teams: Morehead State Eagles men's basketball.

Morehead is a home rule-class city located along US 60 (the historic Midland Trail) and Interstate 64 in Rowan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,845 at the time of the 2010 U.S. census.It was the focal point of the Rowan County War and is the home of Morehead State University.

Morehead Obituaries

It was revealed by South West Times Record on December 30th, 2021 that Jessie Nickell perished in Ozark, Arkansas.  Nickell was 87 years old and was born in Morehead, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Jessie's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on February 26th, 2021 that Doris Wells perished in Morehead, Kentucky.  Wells was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Doris's life.

It was reported by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on February 25th, 2021 that Mikey Wells passed away in Morehead, Kentucky.  Wells was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Mikey's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on February 19th, 2021 that Michael D Montgomery died in Morehead, Kentucky.  Montgomery was 41 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Michael D's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on January 22nd, 2021 that Thomas II Heidelberg passed on in Duluth, Georgia.  Heidelberg was 48 years old and was born in Morehead, KY.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Thomas II's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on September 14th, 2020 that Martha J Sears (Caudill) passed away in Hamilton, Ohio.  Ms. Sears was 83 years old and was born in Morehead, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Martha J's life.

It was written on August 12th, 2019 that Rebecca Vest (Fitzpatrick) perished in Morehead, Kentucky.  Ms. Vest was 65 years old and was born in Hinton, WV.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Rebecca's life.

It was noted by Bluefield Daily Telegraph on November 27th, 2018 that Thomas Martin perished in Princeton, West Virginia.  Martin was 80 years old and was born in Morehead, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Thomas's life.

It was noted by The People's Defender on July 11th, 2018 that Freeda Anuel Nelson (Cooper) passed away in Otway, Ohio.  Ms. Nelson was 85 years old and was born in Morehead, KY.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Freeda Anuel's life.

It was written on July 7th, 2018 that Aubrey Guy Balch passed on in Morehead, Kentucky.  Balch was 88 years old and was born in Flint, MI.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Aubrey Guy's life.

History

During the Civil War, the residents of the county were often threatened with attack by guerrillas who, on March 21, 1864, burned the new county courthouse. To serve the mining and logging operations, several small railroads were built in Rowan County. Morehead was probably the third community to be established in the county and likewise grew around a sawmill, which was operated by Jake Wilson. Rockville and Bluestone developed as rock quarry centers. The largest was the Morehead & North Fork Railroad (later abandoned), which by 1908 connected the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad at Morehead with Redwine in Morgan County.