Elma Lou Howard Carter
1940-2008

MOREHEAD – Elma Lou Howard Carter, age 68, of Parkside Court, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

Born April 11, 1940, in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Watt and Elsie Marie Rice Howard. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Silas Watt Howard; two sisters, Rose Coleman and Lillian Faye Hord; and the father of her children, Emil Carter.

She is survived by three sons, Emil Dewayne Carter and wife Alicia of Georgetown, Kentucky; Michael Allen Carter and wife Cindy of Morehead, Kentucky; and Rodney Blake Carter of Morehead, Kentucky; two daughters, Rhonda Gaye Strickler and husband Greg of Shiloh, Ohio, and Rita Kay Yates of Jeffersonville, Kentucky; eight grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.

Other survivors include one sister, Mable Claire Brown and husband Kenneth of Shelby, Ohio; one brother, Charlie Fred Howard and wife Kristi of Sandy Hook, Kentucky; a special friend, Wylie Glover of Olive Hill, Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Carter retired from the food services department at Morehead State University and was a former LPN at St. Claire Regional Medical Center and the Morehead Clinic. She enjoyed raising a garden, canning vegetables, cooking, sitting on her porch, and listening and dancing to Bluegrass music. Most of all, she loved her family and friends.

Funeral services were conducted 2 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Billy T. Rice and the Rev. Jeff Fannin officiating. Burial was in the Elliott County Memory Gardens in Sandy Hook, Kentucky.

Pallbearers were Kenneth Allen Carter, Jeremy Andrew Carter, Greg Strickler, Aaron Blake Carter, Michael Lee Masters, and Kenneth Brown. Honorary pallbearers were Eric Blake Carter, Brian Glenn Carter, and Joseph Raymond Yates.

Visitation was 6 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

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Gladys Eleanor Pennington Crockett
1929-2008

MOREHEAD – Gladys Eleanor Pennington Crockett, age 79, of Heritage Place, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead.

Born September 3, 1929, in Leckie, West Virginia, she was the only child of the late Robert Edward and Francis Viola Lambert Pennington, and was raised by her grandmother, the late Rachel Lambert.

Her husband, Burl Crockett, preceded her in death on May 12, 2001.

Survivors include one son, Thomas Crockett and his wife Misty of Clearfield, Kentucky; two daughters, Violet Hill of Caneyville, Kentucky, and Kelia Ison and her husband Denver of Morehead, Kentucky; and six grandchildren, Dalton Crockett, Tyler Hill, Heather Hill, Jacob Ison, Burl Ison, and Katie Ison.

Mrs. Crockett was a homemaker and retired caregiver and foster parent.

Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Danny Fannin officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Brian Johnson, Shane Johnson, John Johnson, Tony Stigall, Scotty Purnell, and Denver Ison.

Visitation for Mrs. Crockett is after 5 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

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