Phillip Wayne Beasley, age 66 of Nancy, Kentucky, departed this life on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at his residence. 

He was born on November 23, 1944 in Pulaski County, Kentucky to the late Estle Lee and Audie Ethel Roy Beasley.  He was a United States Army veteran.  He was a member of the Chesterview Baptist Church.  Mr. Beasley was a God-fearing man.  He loved farming and working in the log woods.  Mr. Beasley loved raising mules and horses.  He loved his family and friends. 

He is survived by his wife, Hazel Phillips Beasley, whom he married on December 10, 1967 in Somerset, KY; a son, Michael Wayne Beasley of Nancy, KY; a daughter, Rhonda Michelle (and Steve) Hughes of Nancy, KY; three grandchildren, Timothy Michael Gray, David Michael Beasley and Joshua Garrett Gray; two sisters, Barbara Louise (and Herman) Price of Nancy, KY and Patricia Ann (and Jerry) Searan of Nancy, KY; he leaves behind many nieces and nephews that he loved dearly.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Daniel Phillip Hughes; a brother, Robert Lee Beasley; and a sister, Betty Ruth Wiles. 

Visitation will be Tuesday, October 11, 2011 after 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Highway 80, Somerset, Kentucky.

Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at 11:00 am at New Hope Baptist Church in Nancy, Kentucky with Brother Charles Woodcock and Brother Murrell Crockett officiating.  Burial will be in the New Hope Cemetery.  American Legion Post #38 Honor Guard will conduct full military honors.

The family request expressions of sympathy be made to the American Cancer Society and/or Hospice of Lake Cumberland.