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Wendell Ford Memorial

  • The Commonwealth
    Former Governor & Senator Wendell Ford Remembered in Capitol Memorial
    Stu Johnson WEKU News
    Hundreds of mourners filled the state Capitol Sunday to pay tribute to Kentucky's 53rd governor. Wendell Ford died Thursday at his home in Owensboro. He…
  • The Commonwealth
    Wendell Ford Memorial Scheduled This Weekend
    Kevin Willis Kentucky Public Radio
    Former Kentucky Senator and Governor Wendell Ford will lie in state Sunday at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort, followed by a funeral service and…
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