Death
After visiting with his wife, Kentucky poet laureate Joy Bale Boone, George Street Boone was injured in an automobile accident which affected his mental capabilities and forced him into a nursing home. He died after a long illness at the age of 86. In his will, he left over a million dollars to the Milliken Memorial Community House and the Todd County Public Library.
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