Obituaries

Lee Farley Mills, 88, of Punta Gorda, Fla., formerly of Dry Ridge, died March 9, 2009, in the Charlotte Regional Medical Center in Punta Gorda.

Glenn Thomas Wright, 85, of Georgetown, formerly of Corinth, died March 3, 2009, at his residence.

He was born in Owen County, retired from General Motors Corp. in Norwood, Ohio, and was a member and elder with Ray’s Fork Primitive Baptist Church in Corinth. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Wright, in 1989.

He is survived by a brother, Gayle Wright of Georgetown.

Services were held March 7, 2009, at McDaniel Funeral Home with Elder Darrell Risner officiating. Burial was in Corinth Cemetery.

Danny Kay Beckham, 55, of  Glencoe, died Feb. 24, 2009, at his home.

Born Nov. 19, 1953, he was the son of the late Clarence “Whitey” Beckham and Edna Mae Dempsey. Danny was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Ricky Beckham.

Danny worked for the state of Kentucky as a diesel mechanic.

He is survived by his wife, Ina Airington Beckham; two sons, Paul Beckham and Daniel Sydney Beckham, both of Glencoe; one sister, Beverly Jody Minch of Owenton; and three grandchildren, Kaleb, Kylie, and Kandyn Beckham.

Ralph Poe, 91, of Owenton, passed away Feb. 25, 2009, at Owenton Manor.

Born March 17, 1917, he was the son of the late Charlie and Mary Jane O’Banion Poe. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Alton, Alva, Thurston and Willie Poe; and two sisters, Octavia Acree and Sylvia Fortner.

Ralph was a veteran, having served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was also a faithful member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.