Perry Edward Beckner, 79, of Louisville died at 9 a.m. 
                            March 8, 2008, at his residence.


                            The Edmonson County native was the owner and 
                            operator of Service Dry Cleaners, Sonotone of 
                            Louisville hearing aids and Niagara Massage Equipment 
                            of Louisville.  He was a member of Jeffersontown
                            Methodist Church and a 50-year member and past
                            master of Park City Masonic Lodge 934 F&AM.  He was a
                            Korean War veteran who served in the U.S. Navy.  He was
                            a son of the late Cleo Beckner and Enola Houchens
                            Beckner and the husband of the late Mary Evelyn “Mimi”
                            Cooke Beckner.  He was preceded in death by a
                            daughter, Zonia Chloe Beckner; and a sister, Geneva 
                            Madison.

                            Funeral is at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hardy & Son Funeral
                            Home, Bowling Green chapel, with burial in Rocky Hill
                            Cemetery.  Masonic service will be at 7 p.m. Monday
                            and visitation will be from 2   p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday 
                            at the funeral home.
                             
                            Expressions of sympathy may be made to Rocky Hill
                            Masonic Lodge c/o Joe Rutherford, 704 Leayou Road,
                            Alvaton, KY 42122; or the American Cancer Society,
                            1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Kansas City,   MO 64105.

                           Survivors include a daughter, Enola Snoe “ESnoe” 
                           Beckner Meiman and her husband, Joe, of Louisville;
                           two grandchildren, Justin Beckner “J.B.” Meiman and
                           his fianc/, Michelle Ackerman, and Angela Nicole
                           Meiman Etienne and her husband, Adam, all of Louisville;
                           a sister, Jo Ann Daugherty and her husband, Carl, of
                           Edmonson County; and several nieces, nephews,
                           great-nieces and great-nephews.

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