Wife of Former US Sen. Lamar Alexander Dies at Age 77

Wife of Former US Sen. Lamar Alexander Dies at Age 77
Lamar Alexander, left, and his wife Honey, leave funeral services for Sarah Cannon, better known as Minnie Pearl, at Brentwood United Methodist Church in Brentwood, Tenn. Wednesday, March 6, 1996. Beth A. Keiser/AP Photo
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MARYVILLE, Tenn.—Leslee Kathryn Buhler Alexander, the wife of former Tennessee governor and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and a longtime family and children’s health advocate, has died at age 77, her family said Sunday.

Known as “Honey,” Alexander was surrounded by her family when she died Saturday at her home outside of the Tennessee city of Maryville, her family said in a statement.