Funeral arrangements announced for former KY Gov. Martha Layne Collins
Funeral services for former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins, the commonwealth’s first and only female governor, will be held Sunday afternoon.
Collins, who served as governor from 1983 to 1987, died Nov. 1 at age 88.
A public visitation will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Old State Capitol Building at 300 W. Broadway in Frankfort, where Collins will lie in state.
Memorial services will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on KET.
A private burial service will be Monday afternoon at the Frankfort Cemetery.
“Gov. Martha Layne Collins led a groundbreaking life and career dedicated to building a better Kentucky for all our people,” Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement. “We thank her for her service to the commonwealth, and we commend her amazing life of service.”
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hall-Taylor Funeral Homes in Shelbyville and Taylorsville.
