Name: Shelley T Riherd
Residence: Steeplechase, Glasgow, KY
Died: Wednesday, 29 April 1998, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, age 69.
Cause: Extended illness.
Occupations: Retired 1 Aug 1993 Circuit Judge 43rd Judicial District (Barren and Metcalfe Co) which he began 1 Jan 1984.
Lawyer since 1952
Glasgow Police Judge for 7 years
Barren County Attorney for 8 years
Crime Victims Board of Claims 4 years.
Never lost an election.
Born: Park City, KY area
Parents: Late Shelley and Mattye Vance Riherd
Graduated: Park City High School
Graduated: Western Kentucky University
Graduated: University of Kentucky College of Law
Military: U.S. Air Force in the JAG office (Judge Advocate General).
Opened law office in Glasgow 1954.
Former partner of: Riherd, Richardson and Patton
President: Barren County Bar Association
Member: Kentucky State Bar, admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court
Recepient of: Ford Foundation and the John F. Kennedy School of Local Governor Innovations Award for pioneering use of video recording in his courtroom.
Interests:
Development of residential areas in Glasgow; former partner of Riherd, Bailey and Grissom Realty and helped to develop some of the leading subdivisions in the community.
Antiques and genealogy; served on Board of Directors, Museum of the Barrens, Glasgow.
Church: Park City Baptist Church.
Survivors:
Wife: Emogene Froedge Riherd
Daughters: Rita Riherd, Lexington, KY and
Rhonda Riherd Trautman and husband Craig, Tucson, AZ
Grandchildren: Matthew Clay and Shelley Elizabeth Trautman
Also survived by Van T Vance, Louisville.
Services: Sunday, 3 May 1998, 2 pm, A. F. Crow and Son Funeral Home, Glasgow, burial Glasgow Municipal Cemetery.
Glasgow Daily Times, Thursday, 30 April 1998 |
