OBITUARY: LACY, Seldon, 1984, Wolfe Co, KY ******************************************************************** Submitted by: chilipepper5454@aol.com Deceased Name: SELDON LACY DIES Seldon Lacy's service to his country as a soldier during World War II left him unable to work at a full-time job. But he was able to work for the good of his community, especially for the benefit of the children of Wolfe County and the surrounding area, friends said yesterday. Lacy, 68, a Campton resident, was a former member of the Wolfe County Board of Education and was active in 4-H and other youth organizations and in his church. When he died Sunday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center off Cooper Drive in Lexington after a three-week illness, Campton and the county lost a man who epitomized good citizenship, Wolfe County School Superintendent C. Tony Collins said yesterday. Lacy was a member of the Wolfe County school board from 1962 to 1974. He had served as vice chairman of the board. "I've known Seldon Lacy for 20 years . . . I've never met a gentleman that is more dedicated to the youth of the country than Mr. Seldon Lacy," Collins said. "He spent his time helping young people both as a board member and a Little League coach," Collins said. "His entire life has been spent helping other people, young people mostly. "Mr. Lacy received injuries from World War II that left him disabled in his walk, and he was the one always loading kids into the back of his truck taking them to practice so they could be physically fit. "I never saw him without a big smile on his face. And I know he had a lot of pain. Even in his wheelchair, he would be in the school gymnasium working with kids." Lacy was a member of the Wolfe County 4-H Council and an officer of the Quicksand Regional 4-H Council. He also was a past commander and adjutant and the current treasurer of the Campton American Legion Post. A member of Campton United Methodist Church, he had been a lay leader and church treasurer for more than 20 years. He was a church trustee and a member of the administrative board at the time of his death. He also was a member of the board of Campton Methodist Housing. Lacy was a member of the executive committee of the Wolfe County Republican Party and precinct committee chairman in Precinct No. 9. Surviving are his wife, Maggie Cable Lacy; three daughters, Gale Harris and Betty Kimelton, both of Campton, and Wanda Creech of Rogers; two brothers; four sisters; and five grandchildren. Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Campton United Methodist Church. Visitation is anytime today at Porter and Son Funeral Home in Campton. Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) Date: June 5, 1984 Edition: FINAL Page: B7 From: moravia@doitnow.com Date: Mon, 01 Dec 1997 10:55:15 -0800 LACY, SELDON, 68, of Campton d. June 3, 1984 b. Wolfe County s/o the late Willie and Elizabeth White Lacy. md. Maggie Cable 3 daughters, Gale Harris and Betty Kimelton of Campton and Wanda Creech (Robert Lee), of Rogers 2 brothers, Porter Lacy of Campton and Reece Lacy of Wixom,MI 4 sisters, Eula Peck and Amelia Combs, both of Campton;, Laura King of Stanton, and Madge Vogel of Indianapolis, IN 5 grandchildren, Joe David, Robert Scott and Treva Camille Creech, and LeAnn and Lou Ellen Harris. Buried in the Evans Cemetery. Abstracts of Taulbee and Related Family Obituaries Extracted from obituaries collected from the mid 1980s to present and donated to the Taulbee List by Carole Bays. by Louise Gaskill Originally posted on the Taulbee Pages, http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/index.html These files may be freely copied and reposted, but may not be included in any document to be sold. Obituaries originally appeared in: The Beattyville Enterprise, Beattyville, KY The Dayton Daily, Dayton, OH The Jackson Times, Jackson, KY The Middletown Journal, Middletown, OH Three Forks Tradition, Beattyville, KY The Voice, Jackson, KY The Winchester Sun ,Winchester, KY The Wolfe County News, Campton, KY ------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.