Viera, FL-Bobby Donald Lacy, 71, of Viera, FL, and Alderson, formerly of Alexandria, VA, passed away on Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, at the Wuesthoff Bzevard Hospice Care Center in Rockledge, FL, following a short battle with gastric cancer.
Born Mar. 27, 1944, in Alderson, he was the son of the late Cloyd Melvin and Mary Louise Stanley Lacy.
Mr. Lacy was a retired middle school teacher, having taught physical education and health education. He retired in June 1999 after 32 years of service in the Alexandria City School System, Alexandria, VA, where he was also a football coach and enjoyed coaching his true love, basketball. He was a 1962 graduate of Groveton High School in Fairfax County, VA, and graduated from Shepherd College in Shepherdstown. Mr. Lacy attended the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson.
Survivors include: his wife, Judith Hess Lacy of Viera, FL and Alderson; brother-in-law, James Hess and wife Joanie of California; niece, Marie Hess of New York; nephew, James Hess and wife Doris of California; and many cousins.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 25, at the Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, where the Rev. Dr. Bill Bryan officiated. Burial followed in the Alderson Cemetery, Alderson.
Friends called Monday evening, Aug. 24, at the funeral home.
Serving as pallbearers were Emmett Stanley, Harry Stanley, Paul Stanley, Teddy Stanley, Dick Wickline and Alan Stanley.
For those considering an expression of sympathy, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Evangelistic Faith Missions, P.O. Box 609, Bedford, IN 47421, or to the charity of your choice.
