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.

Rowan beats Fleming 56-26

The Fleming County Panthers lost Friday evening to Rowan County 56-26. Details will be in next week's paper.

Fleming native Ross fatally shot

From the Ledger Independent: Fleming County native and daughter of former executive director for the Buffalo Trace Area Development District Amanda Ross died Friday morning after being shot in downtown Lexington.
A former GOP lawmaker has been arrested with violating a protective order Ross had against him and is being investigated in connection to the homicide.
According to Lt. Douglas Pape with the Lexington Police Department, a 911 call placed early Friday morning brought police to 541 West Short Street. Upon arrival, police found a 29-year-old white female, later identified as Ross, in the parking lot of the Opera House Square Town Homes, a gated community where Ross resided. Pape said Ross was transported to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was pronounced dead at 7:09 a.m., according to the Fayette County Coroner's Office. According to a press release issued by Shea Hunt, deputy coroner, the cause of death was a gunshot wound.
Ross' ex-fiancee and son of former Gov. Louie Nunn, Steve Nunn was discovered in a Hart County cemetery about 130 miles southwest of the scene of the shooting. Lt. David Jude with the Kentucky State Police said Nunn was found with "non-life-threatening, self sustained, undetermined wounds." Jude said he could not confirm if the wounds were the results of gunshots or another cause.

Jude said KSP is working with Lexington police to determine if Nunn is connected to the shooting death of Ross.
"We're not able to confirm that," Jude said.
Nunn was taken to a Bowling Green hospital for treatment.
Pape said he could not provide information as to who called 911 regarding the shooting, the number of wounds Ross sustained, if anyone else was in the parking lot at the time of the shooting or what was said in the 911 call.
Ross is the daughter of Terrell Ross who served as executive director of BTADD from 1976 to 1986. He later served as chairman of Ross, Sinclaire and Associates in Frankfort. Terrell Ross died in 2006. Amanda Ross' mother, Diana Ross resides in Lexington.
Fleming County resident and BTADD employee Bobby Money said he graduated with Terrell Ross from Fleming County High School in 1966 and later worked with him at BTADD. Money said he remembers when Amanda Ross was born.
"She was a really, really sweet girl," Money said. "I thought the world of her."
Money said he cannot imagine what Amanda Ross' family is experiencing and that the situation is beyond his understanding.
Money last saw Amanda Ross about a year ago, he said, in the Dairy Queen in Flemingsburg. Amanda Ross was there with her mother and grandmother, who still lives in Fleming County.
"I'm still kind of shell shocked about it all," Money said.
BTADD Executive Director Amy Kennedy said she spoke with Amanda Ross' uncle, Steve Donovan, Friday and expressed condolences on behalf of BTADD. Donovan is executive director of the Flemingsburg-Fleming County Industrial Authority and chairman of the Covered Bridge Association, Kennedy said.
"It's a very sad day for Buffalo Trace," Kennedy said.
Nunn ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2003. He lost a bid for re-election to the state House in 2006 after 15 years as a representative. He returned to state government in 2007 as deputy secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services but was put on administrative leave in February after being charged with domestic violence for allegedly slapping Ross. He resigned in March.
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Amanda Ross dead in Lexington shooting

Amanda Ross, 29, daughter of Diana and the late Terrell Ross, both Fleming County natives, was shot to death in Lexington early Friday morning. Police have taken her former fiancé, Steve Nunn, into custody after he was found near Glasgow with a gunshot wound. All Lexington TV stations are providing live updates on the story, and the Herald-Leader web site is also. We will update the news here when more details are available.

Mr. Bailey

The sun rose the morning of Sept. 9, 2009, at 10:25 a.m., when the Lord came calling for his favorite child. Allen J. Bailey went home.
He is survived by his lovely wife of 57 years, Emogene; his sons, Bobby Jolly and Dean Bailey, both of Dayton, Ohio; his daughters, Mary Barrere of Dayton, Ohio and Joyce Bailey of Nicholas County; one sister, Loretta McCarty of Nicholas County; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
On Aug. 5, 1924, Jeff and Martha Bussell Bailey gave birth to the loving father, grandfather and friend.
Jay was a hardworking, lovable man, He retired from Dayton Power and Light after 28 years of service to the community. Everyone who had the privilege of meeting Jay was in some way touched by an angel. We will surely miss him.
Services for Jay will be Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at 1 p.m., at the Denton Workman Funeral Home.
Burial will follow in the Elizaville Cemetery in Elizaville.
Visitation is 11 a.m. -1 p.m,, Saturday at the funeral home.

Lexington TV promotes Fleming event

Danetta Barker on WTVQ TV Thursday morning.