Ralph Davidson Lackey

1921 - 2011  (89 years)

• Name	Ralph Davidson Lackey
  Born	28 Sep 1921	Rockbridge Co. VA
  	Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Ralph Davidson Lackey Birth Date: 28 Sep 1921 Birth Place: Rockbridge Co. VA
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Mar 2011	Rockbridge Co. VA
  	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia. Name: Ralph Davidson Lackey Death Date: 17 Mar 2011 Death Place: Rockbridge Co. VA
  Buried	Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, VA
  	Grave location, tombstone photo and obituary: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67111763&ref=acom
  Notes	OBITUARY Roanoke Times; 19 March 2011 Ralph Davidson Lackey, 89, of Lexington, died on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at his home. He was born on September 28, 1921, in Rockbridge County, the son of the late Isaac F. Lackey and Mamie Page Lackey. Mr. Lackey was a lifelong resident of Lexington and Rockbridge County. He joined the Army Air Force during World War II and flew 106 combat missions in the South Pacific. Ralph and his father owned and operated Lackey Lumber Company until 1969, after that he became a real estate broker, and knew the lands and roads of Rockbridge County as well as anyone. He was a lifelong member, deacon, and elder of the Lexington Presbyterian Church, a member of the Mountain View Ruritan Club, and instrumental in chartering the Sam Houston Ruritan Club. For more than 30 years he served on the Rockbridge County Planning Commission as a member and chairman, and also served on the Rockbridge County Public Service Authority from its inception. Mr. Lackey served and chaired the board of the local American Red Cross where he enjoyed typing at the blood drives, and serving the county diligently during times of disaster. Ralph also enjoyed woodworking, working quietly behind the scenes helping others, doing yard work and garden work, and most of all being with his family. Surviving are his wife that he married 67 years ago on February 11, 1944, Edith McClung Lackey, of Lexington; one daughter, Cheryl Fairchilds and husband, Vern, of Lexington; one grandson, Page Fairchilds and wife, Holly; and two much loved great-grandsons, Isaac and Gabriel, all of Salem, Va. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at Harrison Funeral Home Chapel with the Dr. William Klein officiating. Burial to follow at Stonewall Jackson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Harrison Funeral Home or anytime at their home. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington, Va., 540-463-2912.
  Person ID	I32263	Master File
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015

  
  

  Family	Edith Ardella McClung,   b. 16 Sep 1920, Rockbridge Co. VA
  Married	11 Feb 1944	Palm Beach Co. FL
  	Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida. Name: Edith Ardella McClung Spouse: Ralph Davidson Lackey County of Marriage: Palm Beach Marriage Date: 1944 Volume: 887 Certificate: 7334
  Children	+ 1. Cheryl Lackey
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F13536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart