Morgan-Rowan County KyArchives Obituaries.....Bellamy, Harold Larsen  August 25, 2006
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Daily Independent (Ashland, KY) 08-27-2006
Harold Larsen Bellamy - 1928-2006

Harold Larsen Bellamy, 78, of Cecil Drive, Morehead, prominent business man, 
civic leader and Morehead State University supporter, passed away Friday, Aug. 
25, 2006, in Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington.

Born Feb. 14, 1928, in Morgan County, Ky., he was the son of the late Ora and 
Mary Etta Taulbee Bellamy and son-in-law of the late Taylor and Mildred 
Williams Ellington. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one 
brother, Charles Rexford Bellamy in 1983.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Alma Lois Ellington Bellamy, and their 
four children and spouses, Janet and Jeff Grubb of Morehead, Greg and Ana 
Bellamy of Lexington, Lisa and Jamie Brown of Morehead and Toni and David 
Withrow of Morehead. Other survivors include one brother, Dr. George Bellamy 
of West Liberty; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Bellamy was a veteran of the United States Navy Seabees, having served 
almost three years, from July 1945 to December 1947.

A 1954 graduate of Morehead State University, Harold was a member of the 
Campus Club, which later became Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, and the Honor 
Society of Phi Kappa Phi. During their college years, his son Greg and 
grandson Gabe became members of SAE. His daughter Lisa and granddaughter 
Ashley were inducted into the honor society, thus spanning three generations 
in both organizations.

Harold was an enthusiastic supporter of the University. He started the M.S.U. 
Eagle Athletic Fund, the first official organization to raise outside money 
for athletics at Morehead. He was a charter member of the Morehead State 
University Foundation and for a number of years, served on its board of 
directors. He was also an Adjunct Professor at the University for nine years. 
He was a member of the Morehead State University Alumni Hall of Fame.

A well-known businessman, he was founder, charter member and first president 
of the Morehead Life Underwriters Association. He served on the General Agents 
board of directors for American Health and Life Insurance Company for several 
years and was the top salesman for many years. He founded Bellamy Insurance 
Agency in Morehead, which later became Health Insurance Services Inc.

For more than 20 years, Harold was a member of the Morehead Kiwanis Club and 
served as president, vice president and commissioner of Little League 
Baseball, which the club sponsored. He was a past member and president of the 
Lake Lewman Association and was a member of the board of directors and 
secretary-treasurer for nine years.

Mr. Bellamy was the recipient of the Morehead Lions Club Distinguished Service 
Award in 1986. He was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel in 1977.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2006, at Northcutt & Son 
Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel in Morehead with the Rev. George Murray 
Bellamy, the Rev. Ben Furman and the Rev. Mark Caldwell officiating. 
Entombment will follow at Forest Lawn Mausoleum with full military rites to be 
conducted by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126.

Serving as pallbearers are his grandsons, Ryan Kipling Bennett, Blaine Larsen 
Bellamy, James Gabriel Brown, Gregory Tyler Brown, Devon Scott Bellamy, 
Cameron Mitchell Bellamy; his nephews, George Murray Bellamy and William McCoy 
Bellamy; and grandson-in-law, Joseph Mitchell Mirus. Honorary pallbearers are 
his granddaughters, Ashley Brown Mirus, Leigh Taylor Bennett, Blair Renee 
McKinney, Emily Cole Brown, Krista Marie McKinney and Alma (Allie) Whitney 
Brown; and his great-grandsons, Brayden Mitchell Mirus and Gavin James Bellamy 
Mirus.

Visitation is after 3 p.m. today, Aug. 27, 2006, at the funeral home.


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