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John Booe, former owner of Rebecca Ruth Candies, dies at 85.

ssloan@herald-leader.com (Scott Sloan) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:55 EST

John Booe, the son of Rebecca Ruth Candy's co-founder who took over the company after his mother's death, died this week. He was 85.

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Arnold Pessin, veterinarian and racetrack manager, dies at age 83

jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Arnold Pessin, a longtime Kentucky veterinarian and an early manager of Dueling Grounds, the racetrack in Simpson County that later became Kentucky Downs, died Friday in Lexington. He was 83.

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Richard Edward Snyder of Georgetown, who twice interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 92

jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

A Georgetown resident and former U.S. foreign service officer who twice interviewed the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy has died.

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Charles Edwin Bishop, University of Kentucky alumnus who served 3 presidents, dies at age 90

jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Charles Edwin Bishop, a noted educator and economist who was an alumnus of both Berea College and the University of Kentucky, has died.

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Lexington philanthropist, who suffered family tragedy, dies

kward1@herald-leader.com (Karla Ward) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Mary Agnes Melton, 83, a Lexington woman whose family was killed in a notorious murder case in the 1970s but who went on to become a quiet but ardent supporter…

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Builder-developer Robert Thompson Mayes left mark on Lexington, Frankfort

jbrammer@herald-leader.com (Jack Brammer) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Robert Thompson Mayes, a prominent builder and developer in Lexington and Frankfort whose projects ranged from Holiday Inns to apartment complexes, died Friday in Naples, Fla. He was 84.

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Bill Bailey, disc jockey known as 'Duke of Louisville,' dies at age 81

kward1@herald-leader.com (Karla Ward) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Bill Bailey, 81, a longtime radio disc jockey known as the "Duke of Louisville," died Saturday morning at Norton Brownsboro Hospital in Louisville.

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Former coal executive Stonie Barker Jr. dies

ssloan@herald-leader.com (Scott Sloan) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Stonie Barker Jr., a high-ranking coal executive in Lexington during the 1970s and '80s, died Tuesday at his home in Naples, Fla. He was 85.

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Mary Alice Pratt, Central Kentucky social activist, dies at age 82

ctruman@herald-leader.com (Cheryl Truman) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Mary Alice Pratt, a longtime Central Kentucky social activist, died Thursday. She would have turned 83 on Friday.

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Public gathering is set to honor Gatewood Galbraith

vhoneycutt@herald-leader.com (Valarie Honeycutt Spears) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

A public gathering has been scheduled to celebrate the life of Gatewood Galbraith, the iconic Kentucky politician who died Wednesday.

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Katherine Wilson, Cynthiana Renaissance woman, dies at age 103

jhewlett@herald-leader.com (Jennifer Hewlett) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Katherine Wilson, a woman of many interests who traveled the world during a lifetime that lasted more than a century, died Wednesday at Cedar Ridge Health Campus in Cynthiana.

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Iconic Kentucky political figure Gatewood Galbraith dead at 64

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Gatewood Galbraith, an iconic Kentucky political figure and perennial candidate who won many hearts but never enough votes, died early Wednesday, just two months after running his fifth campaign for…

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Silvana Gallardo, actress who had been living in Paris, Ky., dies at age 58

jhewlett@herald-leader.com (Jennifer Hewlett) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Sandra Silvana Gallardo, an actress, acting coach and writer whose face and career were known throughout the world, died Monday at Jewish Hospital in Louisville. Ms. Gallardo, a New York…

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Lee Overstreet, friendly face in Kentucky Theatre's box office, dies

rcopley@herald-leader.com (Rich Copley) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

Lee Overstreet, the friendly, silver-haired movie lover who sold weekend matinee tickets at the Kentucky Theatre for more than a decade, died Monday from pneumonia. She was 91. Ms. Overstreet…

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Jay Norman Cowden, bank vice president, dies at 57

jhewlett@herald-leader.com (Jennifer Hewlett) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

Jay Norman Cowden, senior vice president of Fifth Third Bank and active in community affairs, died of complications from cancer Friday at St. Joseph Hospital on Harrodsburg Road. He was…

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James Lawrence 'Jim' Rose, former Kentucky coal operator, banker, dies at 73

jhewlett@herald-leader.com (Jennifer Hewlett) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

James Lawrence "Jim" Rose, a Kentucky coal operator turned banker, died Monday of complications from a heart attack. He was 73.

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Thomas D. 'Tom' Duncan, former journalist and coal-industry spokesman, dies at 83

jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:59 EST

Thomas D. "Tom" Duncan, a longtime newspaper and television journalist who served as president of the Kentucky Coal Association for almost 20 years, died Tuesday night at Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation…

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Louisville archbishop's tenure included cathedral renovation

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:02 EST

LOUISVILLE — Thomas C. Kelly, who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville for a quarter of a century and guided it through a clergy sex-abuse scandal, died at his…

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Dorothy Pumphrey, longtime teacher who worked in 3 Lexington schools, dies at age 89

jwarren@herald-leader.com (Jim Warren) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

Dorothy Blackwell Travis Pumphrey, a veteran Lexington teacher and an educator for 40 years, died Tuesday at age 89.

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Gene Huff, Kentucky legislator, pastor and radio station owner, dies at 82

bestep@herald-leader.com (Bill Estep) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

Gene Huff, who served more than 26 years in the state legislature, died early Thursday in London. He was 82.

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