May 31, 2017
Luke Keith, Jr., 72, of Hazard, former publisher of The Sentinel-Echo, died Wednesday, May 31, at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Kathryn Henry, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and Karlyle Young, London, and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Hazard - Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., with visitation at 10:00 a.m. Ellen Peach will officiate.
Luke Keith Jr., former owner and publisher of the London Sentinel Echo passed away May 31, He was 72.
Keith and his wife, Margaret Dyche Keith, purchased the family’s newspaper in 1974 and ran it for seven years before selling it to Al Smith. At the time, The Sentinel Echo was the largest weekly newspaper in Kentucky.
They moved to Hilton Head, S.C., after the sale but then Keith and his wife returned to Kentucky in 2008 when he was named publisher of the Hazard Herald. They lived in Hazard at the time of his death.
May 31, 2017
Luke Keith, Jr., 72, of Hazard, former publisher of The Sentinel-Echo, died Wednesday, May 31, at the Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Kathryn Henry, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, and Karlyle Young, London, and four grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Hazard - Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m., with visitation at 10:00 a.m. Ellen Peach will officiate.
Luke Keith Jr., former owner and publisher of the London Sentinel Echo passed away May 31, He was 72.
Keith and his wife, Margaret Dyche Keith, purchased the family’s newspaper in 1974 and ran it for seven years before selling it to Al Smith. At the time, The Sentinel Echo was the largest weekly newspaper in Kentucky.
They moved to Hilton Head, S.C., after the sale but then Keith and his wife returned to Kentucky in 2008 when he was named publisher of the Hazard Herald. They lived in Hazard at the time of his death.
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