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Obituaries

Service Friday for promising UK student, aspiring surgeon who died after jog

Jonathan Brigham let a child play with his stethoscope while on a mission trip.

University of Kentucky student Jonathan Brigham hoped to become a cardiothoracic surgeon and travel the world giving surgeries to those in need. But a recently diagnosed heart condition killed him after an afternoon jog in Lexington, leaving hundreds...

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OBITUARIES

James Lester Thomas, former Lexington police officer and real estate agent, dies at 70

James Lester Thomas, 70, a retired Lexington real estate agent who also was a former Lexington police officer, died Monday. He had battled brain cancer.
OBITUARIES

Frank Douglas Walker of Richmond, one of the Tuskegee Airmen, dies at age 93

Frank Douglas Walker, 93, who served with the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, died peacefully at his home on East Main Street in Richmond.
BUSINESS

Ron Rager, Bluegrass Hospitality Group executive, dies at age 50

Lexington businessman Ron Rager, 50, chief operating officer for Bluegrass Hospitality Group, died Sunday at his home.
FAITH & VALUES

William Thomas, who sought to preserve a historical black church in Lexington, dies

William Thomas, 62, a former faculty member of the prestigious Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., who returned to Lexington in retirement and dedicated himself to preserving a historic downtown church, died Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital.
OBITUARIES

Ted Cook, survivor of Bataan Death March, dies at age 93

Ted Cook, 93, of Lexington, a World War II veteran who survived the Bataan Death March, died Thursday at Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore.
VISUAL ARTS

Lexington artist Adalin Wichman, known for her work and wit, dies at 91

Lexington artist Adalin Wichman, whose achievements include designing the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Eclipse Award and the Foucault pendulum clock at the Central Library, died Sunday at her home after a brief illness. She was 91.
OBITUARIES

Saturday service to honor retired accountant who devoted life to helping others

Friends and relatives of Juanita King Callahan will gather Saturday at the Guerrant Memorial Presbyterian Church in Jackson to remember the retired accountant who devoted herself to serving others. Mrs. Jackson died Jan. 31 at age 84.
HORSE RACING

Herbert K. Stevens, prominent Thoroughbred trainer, dies at 96

Herbert K. Stevens, a World War II veteran who became a prominent Central Kentucky Thoroughbred trainer, died Saturday. He was 96.
OBITUARIES

Gerald 'Jerry' Honchell, known for hair salon business, dies at age 76

Gerald Vance "Jerry" Honchell, 76, died Jan. 31, leaving a 50-year legacy of Jerome, a popular local hair salon.
OBITUARIES

The Rev. Walter Strong, founder of churches in Eastern Kentucky, dies at age 86

The Rev. Walter Strong, who founded and led several churches in Eastern Kentucky, hosted a religious radio program for six decades, and served in the Kentucky Senate, died Monday.