INJURIES FATAL TO T. BOONE PEAKE, FORMER SHERIFF

New Haven Man, 28 Years 'in Public Office, Dies at Infirmary

T. Boone Peake, 63, New Haven, flormer sheriff and tax commissioner of Nelson County, died Friday, July 27, at 5:40 p. m. at St. Joseph Infiirmary, Louisville, as the result of injuries received on July 24 in an automobile accident at the edge of Bardstown.

Mr. Peake suffered cuts and bruises on the face and head and internal injuries when his car overturned on the New Haven road just south of

Baldwin's Tourist Court here. He was taken to his home and the following day removed to the infirmary .

18 Years in Sheriff's Office. He first entered public life in 1906, serving first as deputy tax commissioner and later as tax commissioner, remaining 12 years in the assessor's office. In 1917 he was elected deputy sheriff, serving 12 years and in 1930 was elected high sheriff. Later he held a position with the State Highway Department and for six years was district game warden. At the time of his death he was semployed at the Barton Distillery at Bardstown.

A member of the Holy Name Society and New Haven Council Knights of Columbus Mr. Peake is survived by his wife, Mrs. Della Peake; four daughters, Mrs. R. E. Applegate, Grayson; Sister Thomas James, of the Ursuline Order, Mt. St. Joseph, Maple Mount; Mrs. Ed Rogers, New Haven, and Mrs. Glen Sowers, Louisville; four sons, Frank Peake, Elizabethtown; Raymond Peake, near Hodgenville; Hubert and Richard Peake, New Haven. Both Hubert and Richard have been in the service and have now been discharged. Fred 0. Peake, another son, was serving in the Navy when he was killed in the Battle of Saavo Straits off Guadalcanal.

Solemn High Mass

Funeral services were held with a Solemn High Requiem Mass Sunday at .8 a. m. at St. Catherine's Church, New Haven. Rev. Fred J. Gettlefinger, the pastor, was assisted in the Mass by Rev. James H. Willett, Bardstown, and Rev. Fred Dudine, St. Mary. Interment was in the church cemetery.

Active pallbearers were Artie O'Bryan, S. R. Demaree, E. N. Fulton, R. Lee Beeler, P. Dean Johnson and Major Errol P. Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were W. J. Roby, J. W. Arnold, Nat J. Muir, Judge Wallace Brown, J. S. Claybrooke, C. P. Tong, Gerald Padgett, J. B. Carrico, Chester Howard, A. E. Kirkpatrick, J. Ekro Rapier, P. D. Johnson, Jr., Columbus Settles, Dr. E . D. Mudd, Judge L. B. Handley and Jesse Spalding. Ushers were Lt. Errol P. Johnson, II, and Pfc. Clarence R. Jchnson.Thomas was killed in a car accident. info compliments of Lillie

Boone Peake gave the alarm during Mass and ordered the evacuation of St. Catherine's Church during the fire that destroyed the church in April, 1928. Only Rev. Willett remained to finish the Mas