I'M ON MY WAY BACK TO THE OLD HOME
Bill Monroe

Back in the day of my childhood
In the evening when everything was still
I used to listen to the foxes
And my dad in them old Kentucky hills

I'm on my way back to the old home
That road winds on up the hill
But there's no light in the window
That shines long ago where I lived

Soon my childhood days are over
I had to leave my old home
For dad and mom was called to heaven
We'll I'm left in this world all alone

* Refrain

High in the hills of old Kentucky
Stands a fond spot in my memory
I'm on my way back to the old home
That light in the window I want to see

* Refrain

Descendants of James Edward Stewart

and his wife Clara Hamm

James Edward Stewart was born on August 26, 1868 in Rowan County, Kentucky and died on January 25, 1916 in Rowan County, Kentucky. On January 10, 1888, he married Clara McCleese (Sissy) Hamm, who was born on October 20, 1871 in Carter County, Kentucky and and died on April 23, 1948 in Morehead, Kentucky. They are buried in the Caudill Cemetery, U.S. 60 East. They had the following children:

          Effie Mae Stewart was born on September 29, 1889 and died on January 7, 1969 in Morehead, Kentucky. On May 3, 1906, she married Isaac D. Caudill who was born on January 5, 1883 and died on January 2, 1965. She is buried in the Clearfield Cemetery.

            ∙          Clara Bea Caudill was born on December 28, 1907 in Rowan County, Kentucky and died on September 30, 1998 in Morehead. She married Fred S. Collins who was born in 1906 and died 1987 in Morehead, Kentucky. They are buried in the Clearfield Cemetery.

                        ∙          Fred Isaac Caudill, Jr. was born on April 24, 1927 and died on August 20, 1955. He married Claudia Bowman. Later, he married Janette Caudill.

                                    ∙          Michael Collins

                        ∙          Gary Leon Collins married Marcella Flannery

                        ∙          Carol Ann Collins married Foley McKinney.

                                    ∙          Tony McKinney

                        ∙          Danny Ray Collins was born in 1947.

            ∙          James Cletis Caudill was born about September 1909 in Rowan County, Kentucky and died on January 20, 1911.

            ∙      Edith Marie Caudill born in 1911 and died in 1971 in morehead, Kentucky. She married William L. Hart. She and Husband are buried in the Clearfield Cemetery.

                        ∙          Beauford Hart was born in 1937 died in 1938.

                       ∙           William Lomack Hart born in 1943 and died in 2007

            ∙          Bertie Estelle Caudill was born on March 24, 1914. On April 30, 1932, she married Clyde Vernon White who was born on November 27, 1908 and died on April 16, 1981. He is buried in Clearfield Cemetery.

                        ∙          Glenna Lee White married Herman Workman.

                                    ∙          Pamela Workman married Richard Patrick.

                                    ∙          Vicky Workman married Darrell Thompson.

                                    ∙          Steve Workman

                        ∙          Chester Ray White married Hamilton.

                        ∙          Lloyd Dewitt White

                                    ∙          Lloyd Dwight White, Jr.

                                    ∙          Annie White

                        ∙          Wanda Mae White married Manual Profitt.

                                    ∙          Rodney Profitt

            ∙          Reba Lee Caudill was born on January 18, 1916 and died on January 21, 1975. She married Orville C. White who was born on August 18, 1910 and died on August 29, 1975. They are buried in the Clearfield Cemetery.

                        ∙          Deward White

                        ∙          Erma Jean White

Geraldine White Porter, Great granddaughter of James Stewart

                        ∙          Joe White

                        ∙          Geraldine White

                        ∙          Wendell White

                        ∙          Debby White

            ∙          Murvel Elwood Caudill was born on February 13, 1918 and died on July 16, 1943 in World War II on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. He is buried in Clearfield Cemetery.

Amanda Gaye Roberts
May 7, 2004

MOREHEAD - Amanda Gaye Roberts of 825 Short Street, Morehead, died, suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, May 7, 2004 while teaching at Clearfield Elementary School in Rowan County. She was 23 years old. Amanda had been an elementary music education teacher in the Rowan County school system for two years. She was an active member of the community and performed in area churches using her musical talents. Amanda was born in Louisville on May 27 to Teresa Duff Roberts of Morehead, with whom she lived since they returned to Morehead in 1986, and Norman Lee Roberts of Morehead.

Amanda is survived by her mother and father; one sister, Angela Roberts of Fort Mitchell; two brothers, Aaron Roberts and Adam Roberts, both of Morehead; two sisters-in-law, Michelle Johnson Roberts and Leslie Wood Roberts, the spouses of Aaron and Adam, respectively; and two nephews, Christopher and Andrew.

Her paternal grandparents are Margie Stewart and the late Norman Roberts from Morehead. Paternal relatives include: Willie Roberts and his family, Morehead; Paul Roberts and family, Morehead; and Jay Roberts and children, Morehead. Amanda was a 1998 graduate of Rowan County High School and a 2002 graduate of Western Kentucky University.

In high school, Amanda was a member of the marching and other performing bands, where she excelled in the flute. She was recognized at all levels for her talent in music and mathematics. She received the John Phillip Sousa Band Award for excellence in music during her junior and senior years at Rowan County High School.

With a full music scholarship at Western Kentucky University, Amanda completed a double major in music and mathematics. She was consistently on the Dean's list all through her college career and graduated in the upper levels of her class. She was certified to teach kindergarten through 12th grade.

After graduating from college, Amanda returned to Morehead where she was initially employed part-time by Morehead State Public Radio and later full time by the Rowan County Board of Education as an elementary music education teacher at multiple schools. In her second year of teaching Amanda rotated to Morehead and Clearfield elementary schools.

Many will remember her as a frequent host for the WMKY program afternoon classics and her bright and articulate knowledge and feel for classical music. Her many friends will remember her as a caring and fun-loving individual with talent and a dream to teach mathematics. Amanda was finishing this school year and had just accepted an internship at Western Kentucky University where she planned to complete a Master's degree in mathematics.

Norman Roberts

July 11, 2006

Norman Lee Roberts, age 58, of KY Highway 801 North, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Mary Chiles Hospital in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. He was born January 22, 1948, in Lexington, Kentucky, and is the son of Margie Lee Stewart Roberts of Morehead, Kentucky, and Dr. Norman Norris Roberts, who preceded in him death on October 18, 2000. Also one daughter, Amanda Gaye Roberts, preceded him in death on May 7, 2004. In addition to his mother, Norman is survived by one daughter, Angela Dawn Roberts; two sons, Adam Lee Roberts and Aaron Stewart Roberts; the mother of his children, Teresa Duff Roberts; three brothers, John Stewart Roberts, Paul Garred Roberts, and Willie Roberts; and four grandchildren, all of Morehead, Kentucky .Norman was a 1966 graduate of University Breckinridge School and earned his B. S. Degree in Mathematics from Morehead State University in 1972. He was a former owner and operator of EconoMart Foods in Louisville, Kentucky, and had managed several restaurants.

Margie Lee Stewart Roberts

1927-2008

Margie Lee Stewart Roberts, age 81, of KY Hwy. 801 North, Morehead, Kentucky, passed away Monday, November 24, 2008, at her home.Born January 7, 1927, in Rowan County, Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late William Jason Cox Stewart and Beulah Mae Reeves Stewart. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, William E. “Bill” Stewart and Joe Stewart, and one sister, Mae Hall.

Her husband, Dr. Norman Norris Roberts, passed away on October 18, 2000; a son, Norman Lee Roberts on July 8, 2006; and a granddaughter, Amanda Gaye Roberts on May 7, 2004. Survivors include three sons, John Stewart Roberts, Paul Garred Roberts, and William Warner “Willie” Roberts, all of Morehead, Kentucky; one sister, Shirley D. Ellington, of Morehead, Kentucky; eight grandchildren, Angela, Aaron, Adam, Abbygale, Patricia, Lily, Kristen, and Jared; and five great grandchildren.

Margie received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Morehead State University and retired from the Rowan County school system. She began her teaching career in a one-room school in Sharkey and taught in several other schools in Rowan County as well as Breckinridge Training School. For a number of years, she taught science and home economics at Rowan County High School.

Margie was active in several civic organizations. She and her husband were founding members of the Rowan County Historical Society and Margie served as Chairman of the Rowan County Republican Party for 27 years. Her hobbies included collecting dolls and ceramics.Margie was a very devoted mother, grandmother, and sister and friend to all. She was a longtime member of the Gideons Auxiliary and Morehead First Church of God.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Pastor Allan Hutchinson and Dr. Jack Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in New Alfrey Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jack Carter, William Stewart, Jeff Richardson, Randy Waltz, Ray White, Steve Lewis, and Richard White.

                        ∙          John Stewart Roberts was born on January 23, 1959 in Lexington, Kentucky. On January 27, 1984, he married Dynes Vondaharr. 2nd Wife of John Stewart Roberts: He married Jacquelyn Patrice Wiggins who born about September 1963.

                                    ∙          Abbyagail Roberts was born on September 29, 1990

                                    ∙          Patricia Sue Roberts was born on July 15, 1992

                        ∙          Paul Gerred Roberts was born on January 5, 1964. On August 15, 1998, he married Mary Anne Day.

                        ∙          William Warner Roberts was born on December 6, 1968. He married Gina Gregory in October 1990. He is an attorney in Morehead and was elected County Attorney for Rowan County.

Willie Roberts

            ∙          Rodney Joe Stewart was born on February 4, 1933 in Clearfield, Kentucky. On September 13, 1957, he married Betty Lou Alley who was born on December 9, 1935 in Rowan County, Kentucky.

                        ∙          William Bryant Stewart was born on February 13, 1959 in Lexington, Kentucky.

                        ∙          Byron Wayne Stewart was born on July 9, 1961 in Georgetown, Ohio and died on October 9, 1961 in Sardinia, Ohio

                        ∙          Sandra Jo Stewart was born on February 27, 1964 in Georgetown, Ohio.

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          Angel Jo Stewart was born on February 22, 1997.

                        ∙          Brian Jason Stewart was born on December 31, 1976 in Hillsboro, Ohio. He married Kara Carson who was born on September 2, 1978.

                                    ∙          Rebecca Katelynn Stewart was born on August 24, 1998 in Wilmington, Ohio.

             ∙          Shirley Dee Stewart was born on March 19, 1938 in Rowan County, Kentucky. On September 9, 1955, she married James Lowell Ellington who was born on November 30, 1931 in Rowan County, Kentucky.

                        ∙          Cheri Lynn Ellington was born on August 30, 1956. On February 7, 1976, she married Randy Waltz who was born on December 28, 1955 .

Jesse Stewart, bottom row, third from left, with fellow team mates of the Clearfield Baseball Team in 1914.

                                    ∙          Randa Michelle Waltz was born on October 2, 1978 in Morehead, Kentucky .

                                    ∙          Christopher Scott Waltz was born on July 3, 1980 in Morehead, Kentucky .

                                    ∙          Megan Marie Waltz was born on April 13, 1985 in Morehead, Kentucky.

                        ∙          Carla Dee Ellington was born on December 8, 1960 in Morehead, Kentucky. On December 29, 1979, she married Jeff Richardson who was born on February 25, 1960 in Ashland, Kentucky.

                                    ∙          Kyle Ellington Richardson was born on October 27, 1980.

                                    ∙          Cheri Donn Richardson was born on November 27, 1982.

∙          Anna Lee Stewart was born on January 2, 1898 and died on March 3, 1950. She married Milford Zornes. She is buried in the Caudill Cemetery, Morehead.

        ∙       Fred Zornes

          ∙         Charles Zornes

          ∙         Elwood Zornes

          ∙         Bessie Mae Imogene Zornes

Jesse Stewart with his mother, Clara

∙          Jessie Green Stewart was born on February 6, 1900 and died on February 4, 1991 in Clearfield, Kentucky. He married Fanny Lee Rodgers

            ∙          Roy Edward Stewart married Mattie Lan Stinson.

            ∙          Carl William Stewart married Ruth Davis.

Roy Edward Stewart

MISSISSIPPI - Roy E. Stewart, age 79 of Long Beach, MS died on Saturday, July 21, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mr. Stewart was born in Buffalo, NY and had been a resident of the MS Gulf Coast since 1976. He was a 1947 graduate of Morehead High School in Morehead, KY. After high school, he joined the United States Navy, served during the Korean Conflict and then retired after 20 years of service.

After retirement, he returned to Kentucky and married his high school sweetheart, Mattie. They lived in Norfolk, VA, where he sold insurance and then went with the Naval Oceanography in Sutland, MD, as an accounting officer. He was with Naval Oceanography a total of 22 years, 12 of them here in Mississippi at Stennis.

Mr. Stewart had an active life and loved to travel. Over the years, he and his late wife, Mattie, traveled to every state in the U.S. and to Canada.

Roy became the treasurer of the state National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) in 1992, where he set up the statewide and now the national convention for NARFE. Mr. Stewart was also secretary-treasurer of the naval reunion for the USS Kankakee AO39. Mr. Stewart was a member of First Baptist Church in Long Beach, member of the VFW Post in Pass Christian, and the American Legion Post and Fleet Reserve Association both in Long Beach. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge #500 in Long Beach and in Morehead, KY.

Mr. Stewart is preceded in death by his parents, Jesse & Fannie Rogers Stewart; and his wife, Mattie Stinson Stewart. Mr. Stewart is survived by his loving daughters, Danita Wilson and Nikki (Leon) Byrd all of Long Beach; his brother, Carl Stewart of Steens, MS; his grandchildren, Beverly (Tim) Raybourn of Gulfport and Joshua Wilson of Long Beach; and his great granddaughter, Natalie Raybourn of Gulfport. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 1:15 p.m. in the chapel at The Riemann Funeral Home, 11213 Highway 49 North, Gulfport, MS. Burial will follow at the National Cemetery in Biloxi with full military honors.

∙          Sarah Jane Stewart was born in 1902 and died in 1977. On December 26, 1918, she married Cecil J. Bowles who was born in 1900 died in 1981.

            ∙          James Clarence Bowles married Margaret ??.

                        ∙          Peggy Bowles

            ∙          Clara Jane Bowles

                        ∙          Earl Alderman, Jr. married Janet Black. He was born on December 10, 1954.

                                    ∙          Kerry Alderman born on April 11, 1978.

                                    ∙          Kimberly Alderman born on January 28, 1985.

                                    ∙          Amanda Alderman born on March 10, 1986.

                                    ∙          Abby Alderman born on March 10, 1986.

                        ∙          David Neal Alderman was born on January 11, 1959 in Lexington, Kentucky. He married Cherl Alderman. They have two children:

                                    ∙          Ryan Alderman

                                    ∙          Sean Alderman

                                    ∙          Ty (Michael) Alderman born on 1996.

            ∙          Mary Lou Stewart (birth unknown) married Leo Rodriques.

Descendants of William G. Stewart at the Stewart family reunion on July 2, 2000, at the Stewart Cemetery in Clearfield, Kentucky.

                        ∙          Gary Rodriques

                        ∙          Patrick Rodriques

                        ∙          David Rodriques

                        ∙          Shelly Rodriques

Cindy Thomas Crager, great granddaughter of James Stewart, with her husband Fred Crager

                      ∙          Cynthia (Cindy) Thomas married Fred Thomas Crager.

                        ∙          Paula Jo Thomas was born in September 1960.

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