Sunday, September 13, 2009

Mr. Barton

Gerald Runyon Barton, 71, of Wallingford, died Saturday at the St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington.

He is survived by his wife, Wanda Barton.

Arrangements pending with Boone-Nickell Funeral Home

Ross services set

According to the Lexington Herald Leader web site, funeral services have been set for Amanda Ross, who was found shot to death near her town home in downtown Lexington early Friday.

Visitation will be held Tuesday at the Carrick House from 5 to 8 pm. The funeral will be held Wednesday at the Carrick House at 2 p.m. with burial at the Lexington Cemetery. Arrangements are by Milward-Broadway.

Ross, 29, was the director of financial standards and examination for the Kentucky Department of Insurance and was recently elected to the board of the Lexington Humane Society.

Ross' family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, people make donations in memory of Amanda Ross to the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program at P.O. Box 55190, Lexington, KY 40555. Donations can also be made through the website www.beyondtheviolence.com.