Wallace Edwin Poe died on December 20, 2017.
After a short illness at Christian Care community, Mr. Poe passed on December 20, 2017. He was the son of Edwin and Mary Catherine Poe and a longtime resident of Hopkinsville.
Ed served in the US Coast guard from June 1955- June 1959
Wallace was married to Ann Crouch Poe, they have three children; Wallace Edwin Poe, Jr (Wynn) his wife Alisa, William Beaumont Poe (Monty) and Daughter Kathryn Poe. Mr. Poe has 4 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mr. Poe was an avid fisherman and golfer. He was a member of the Jaycees, a Kentucky Colonel, a Mason and a retired special deputy of the Christian County Sheriff’s department.
A private memorial service will be held at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West with a Celebration of Life gathering in the near future. In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations in Mr. Poe’s memory be made to Grace Episcopal church, 216 east 6th street Hopkinsville Ky, 42240.