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In Memory of
Gay
Lacy, III
Lacy, III
1948 - 2022
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Obituary for Gay Lacy, III
Mr. Gay Lacy III of Newport, Arkansas, departed this life on Monday, January 3, 2022 at the age of 73. He was born July 5, 1948 in Newport, the son of Gay Lacy, Jr., and Ila Jo (Boren) Lacy.
Mr. Lacy was a graduate of Newport High School, and earned a degree in Agronomy from the University of Arkansas. He was a self-employed farmer, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newport.
During his lifetime, Mr. Lacy had been active in farm, government, church, and community organizations and activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Lacy is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra, of the home; one son, Gay “Bo” Lacy, IV and wife, Sabrina of Little Rock; one daughter, Elizabeth Lacy Durren and husband, Chris of Rogers; three grandchildren, Landry Elizabeth Lacy, Beau William Lacy, and Analise Jane Lacy; two sisters, Elaine Wooldridge and Melinda Lacy, both of Jacksonville, Florida; and a lifetime of friends.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Friday at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home, Friday, 1:00 p.m. until service.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Bo Lacy, Chris Durren, Chad Crabtree, Todd Watson, Derek Haigwood, Drew Haigwood, and Billy Moreland.
Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home.
Mr. Lacy was a graduate of Newport High School, and earned a degree in Agronomy from the University of Arkansas. He was a self-employed farmer, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newport.
During his lifetime, Mr. Lacy had been active in farm, government, church, and community organizations and activities.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Lacy is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra, of the home; one son, Gay “Bo” Lacy, IV and wife, Sabrina of Little Rock; one daughter, Elizabeth Lacy Durren and husband, Chris of Rogers; three grandchildren, Landry Elizabeth Lacy, Beau William Lacy, and Analise Jane Lacy; two sisters, Elaine Wooldridge and Melinda Lacy, both of Jacksonville, Florida; and a lifetime of friends.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Friday at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home, Friday, 1:00 p.m. until service.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Bo Lacy, Chris Durren, Chad Crabtree, Todd Watson, Derek Haigwood, Drew Haigwood, and Billy Moreland.
Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home.
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