KENTUCKY PRESS NEWS SERVICE
Former Kentucky first lady Martha Wilkinson died Wednesday at 72. Her
husband, former Gov. Wallace Wilkinson, served from 1987 to 1991.
Mr. Wilkinson is remembered for his role in the Kentucky Educational
Reform Act and implementing a state lottery while Mrs. Wilkinson was an
advocate for adult literacy.
She died in Florida. Arrangements are pending but it's thought she will
be buried in Florida beside her husband, who died in 2002.
Both were natives of Casey County. Before being elected governor,
Wallace Wilkinson and his wife founded a successful business empire
which included a college textbook company, farming and coal mining
interests.
