Thursday, January 13, 2011
Former Kentucky Lawmaker Dies
KENTUCKY...
Former state lawmaker Raymond D. Overstreet of Liberty has died. He was 68.
McKinney Brown Funeral Home in Liberty said Overstreet died of an apparent heart attack. He died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
The Republican was elected to the state House in 1971 and served until 1992.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo says Overstreet could be serious when he needed to be but also used humor in its place. The Prestonsburg Democrat called Overstreet "an outstanding, positive character" in the legislature.
Overstreet worked to allow Kentucky residents to carry concealed guns and against tougher drunken-driving laws. He also opposed attempts to restrict access to abortion, saying it would hurt poor, rural women.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ashby Overstreet of Liberty, and a daughter.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Liberty First Baptist Church.
Former state lawmaker Raymond D. Overstreet of Liberty has died. He was 68.
McKinney Brown Funeral Home in Liberty said Overstreet died of an apparent heart attack. He died Sunday at Casey County Hospital.
The Republican was elected to the state House in 1971 and served until 1992.
House Speaker Greg Stumbo says Overstreet could be serious when he needed to be but also used humor in its place. The Prestonsburg Democrat called Overstreet "an outstanding, positive character" in the legislature.
Overstreet worked to allow Kentucky residents to carry concealed guns and against tougher drunken-driving laws. He also opposed attempts to restrict access to abortion, saying it would hurt poor, rural women.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ashby Overstreet of Liberty, and a daughter.
Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home with funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Liberty First Baptist Church.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:38 PM 
