Jean Brent Warren Yessin

Jean Brent Warren Yessin passed away at the age of 95 in her home on Longboat Key, FL on May 25th, with family and her longtime caregiver in attendance. She survived her husband Rudy Yessin, a Frankfort attorney, by almost 4 years. The two first visited Longboat Key on their honeymoon over 70 years ago.

They moved from Frankfort to Longboat twenty years ago, but had enjoyed a second home on the island for more than 40 years. The couple's 1955 wedding was attended by many notable Kentuckians, including Rudy's UK basketball teammates, and political figures such as Governor AB "Happy" Chandler. The Governor beat Reverend Bloomfield to the door of Good Shepherd, delighting nearly everyone but the Bride, who excised all photographic evidence of the legendary Governor's appearance.

Jean Brent Warren was the daughter of John Cassell Warren and Genevieve Kelly Warren of Lexington, Kentucky where she was raised. A member of Tri Delta sorority, she graduated from UK in 1951, after which she and three classmates sailed on the Queen Elizabeth for a Grand Tour of the recently liberated continent. She returned many times.

She was active in the Episcopal Church in Frankfort, the DAR, Red Cross, and chaired the Central Kentucky Kidney Foundation for many years. She is survived by her son, attorney Brent Warren Yessin, granddaughter Kelly Brent Rushton (nee Yessin) and her Husband, Ward, and great grandson James Edward Yessin Rushton of Dallas.

Millward Funeral Home in Lexington will hold a visitation at the Broadway location, with a service to to follow at 12:30 June 23rd. Burial will be in the Lexington Cemetery shortly thereafter. To leave a remembrance for Jean and her family please visit www.millwardfuneral.com.