Fayette County coroner finds family of dead man

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has located relatives of a man who died Tuesday in Lexington.

Michael Joseph Bishop, 62, died of natural causes at his apartment at St. James Place on Deweese Street, according to the coroner’s office.

The office had sought the public’s help in locating next of kin. That plea was successful, and next of kin were located and notified of Bishop’s death.

This story was originally published December 10, 2015 at 1:30 PM with the headline "Fayette County coroner finds family of dead man."