Martha Layne Collins, 88, only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky, dies at home in Lexington

By Jack BrammerKentucky Lantern

Martha Layne Collins, who as the only woman to serve as governor of Kentucky revolutionized the state’s economy by landing Toyota Motor Manufacturing, died at 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Lexington. She was 88.

Her husband, Dr. Bill Collins, said his wife died in her sleep at Richmond Place, a retirement community in Lexington where they have been living…

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