Richmond

Del. Lacey Putney, lying in state at Virginia Capitol, remembered as 'statesman of all statesmen'

Former Del. Lacey E. Putney returned to the Virginia Capitol on Wednesday for a final, fond farewell. Putney, 89, who died on Aug. 26, was remembered as “the gentleman from Bedford” by House Speaker ...
Richmond

Lacey Putney, longest-serving state legislator in Virginia's history, dies at 89

Outgoing House Appropriations committee chairman Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford was honored with a standing ovation before Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell presented his 2014-2016 budget to members of the ...
The Roanoke Times

Putney appointed as chairman of budget panel

RICHMOND -- Del. Lacey Putney of Bedford already had the distinction of being the longest serving member in the history of the General Assembly and, for a brief period, speaker of the House of ...
The Roanoke Times

9 governors join to laud Del. Putney

Nine Virginia governors — five in person, four on video — paid tribute Tuesday night to Del. Lacey E. Putney, I-Bedford, who is retiring after 52 years in the legislature. Putney, the powerful ...
NBC Washington

Former Longest Serving Virginia Delegate to Lie in State

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plan to honor former Del. Lacey Putney, the state’s longest-serving member of the General Assembly, at a Capitol service. Putney will lie in state in the ...
NBC Washington

Va. Lawmakers Mourn Death of Putney, State's Longest Serving Legislator

WASHINGTON — Virginia’s longest serving legislator will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda in Richmond, House Speaker Bill Howell’s office announced. Former Del. Lacey Putney died Saturday. The ...