Brent Yonts
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Preceded byCharles Nelson
Succeeded byMelinda Gibbons Prunty
BornMarch 21, 1949
Greenville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedAugust 20, 2021 (aged 72)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Brent Yonts | |
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.jpg) Yonts at an event in Greenville, Kentucky, in 2015 | |
| Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 15th district | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Nelson |
| Succeeded by | Melinda Gibbons Prunty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 21, 1949 Greenville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 20, 2021 (aged 72) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jan Yonts |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Murray State University University of Kentucky College of Law |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Adjutant General's Corps |
| Years of service | 1971–1973 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
Larry Brent Yonts (March 21, 1949 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 15.[1] He took office in 1997 and was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.
Yonts died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 20, 2021, aged 72.[2]
Yonts earned his BS from Murray State University, and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.