Died in prison
Ernest "Kentucky" Pendergrass
Ernest "Kentucky" Pendergrass, who was 90, was held at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville for about three decades before being granted compassionate release in June 2013 because of serious illness. His daughter described him as generous, said he helped build Little League parks and did much for the community, and said he had served 16 years on the Sonoma County Fair Board and fought in World War II. He spent his last weeks at her home in Santa Rosa, where he returned to the county fair and saw several old friends. He died at a hospital in Santa Rosa on August 13, 2013, and his family described the declining health and illnesses he had at the time.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness