
Lanny was retired from Muhlenberg County Board of Education and Peabody Coal Company.
He was preceded in death by a son, Jason Basham and a brother, Timothy Basham.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Basham; two sons, Jamie (Lisa) Basham and Jarod Basham; two stepsons, Kevin Grant and David Grant; a daughter, Tracy (Jeff) Lee and a stepdaughter, Karen Nichols; a brother, Barry Basham; 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Services are 11 a.m. Thursday at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam conducted by Bro. Sonny James. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until funeral time on Thursday at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at: bevilbrosfuneralhomes.com.


