Carl was raised in Iron County, Missouri. He was the 9th of about eleven children (I believe he had 2 siblings that died at birth), born to Raymond "Ray" Lucy and Ollie Huff. Only one sibling survives, and he's in his 90's. He was raised Baptist, I believe. He attended Messiah Lutheran after he married his wife, who was of that church. He met his wife while he was in the service, and after they married, she traveled around with him. He was the father of 5 children; one child died soon after birth due to being born premature in 1954.
Carl was a laid-back, easy going person. He liked visiting, telling stories, telling jokes, making wine and beer, and enjoyed watching sports at The Dugout, in Emporia. He also enjoyed spending time with his brothers - especially the brother he was closest to, Don.
His ancestry was predominately of the British Isles (English and Scottish), but had a little German, French, and Cherokee Native American anestry as well. His lastname/surname came from de Lucy, which originated in Lucé, Orne, France.
Carl was diagnosed with Cancer 10+ years before he passed away; it was treated and kept very mild and manageable, until the last few years of his life, when it started spreading to other organs.
Obit:
Carl Lee Lucy, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Newman Regional Health.
Carl was born at Sabula, Missouri on April 27, 1926, the son of Ray and Ollie (Huff) Lucy. He married Dorothy Hitzeman on October 29, 1947 at Saint Louis, Missouri. She survives.
Other surviving family members include: three sons, Gary Lucy, and his wife, JoAn of Port Orchard, Washington, James Lucy of Liberty, Missouri, and Wayne Lucy, and his wife, Michelle of Longmont, Colorado; daughter, Janice Burris, Scottsboro, Alabama; brother, Paul Lucy of Farmington, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Lucy, Eric Burris, Jordan Lucy, Kim Lucy, Steve Lucy, Carolyn Lucy, Ashley Burris, and Nathan Burris; as well as nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lucy was employed with the Santa Fe Railway Middle Division based in Newton, Kansas. He began with Santa Fe as a locomotive road foreman in 1951, was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1956, and retired in 1987 with 37 years of service. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Carl served with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre from 1944 to 1947. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Lucy was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia.
Funeral services will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Memorials to the church may be sent in care of the funeral home.
Carl was a laid-back, easy going person. He liked visiting, telling stories, telling jokes, making wine and beer, and enjoyed watching sports at The Dugout, in Emporia. He also enjoyed spending time with his brothers - especially the brother he was closest to, Don.
His ancestry was predominately of the British Isles (English and Scottish), but had a little German, French, and Cherokee Native American anestry as well. His lastname/surname came from de Lucy, which originated in Lucé, Orne, France.
Carl was diagnosed with Cancer 10+ years before he passed away; it was treated and kept very mild and manageable, until the last few years of his life, when it started spreading to other organs.
Obit:
Carl Lee Lucy, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Newman Regional Health.
Carl was born at Sabula, Missouri on April 27, 1926, the son of Ray and Ollie (Huff) Lucy. He married Dorothy Hitzeman on October 29, 1947 at Saint Louis, Missouri. She survives.
Other surviving family members include: three sons, Gary Lucy, and his wife, JoAn of Port Orchard, Washington, James Lucy of Liberty, Missouri, and Wayne Lucy, and his wife, Michelle of Longmont, Colorado; daughter, Janice Burris, Scottsboro, Alabama; brother, Paul Lucy of Farmington, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Lucy, Eric Burris, Jordan Lucy, Kim Lucy, Steve Lucy, Carolyn Lucy, Ashley Burris, and Nathan Burris; as well as nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lucy was employed with the Santa Fe Railway Middle Division based in Newton, Kansas. He began with Santa Fe as a locomotive road foreman in 1951, was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1956, and retired in 1987 with 37 years of service. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Carl served with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre from 1944 to 1947. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Lucy was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia.
Funeral services will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Memorials to the church may be sent in care of the funeral home.
Carl was raised in Iron County, Missouri. He was the 9th of about eleven children (I believe he had 2 siblings that died at birth), born to Raymond "Ray" Lucy and Ollie Huff. Only one sibling survives, and he's in his 90's. He was raised Baptist, I believe. He attended Messiah Lutheran after he married his wife, who was of that church. He met his wife while he was in the service, and after they married, she traveled around with him. He was the father of 5 children; one child died soon after birth due to being born premature in 1954.
Carl was a laid-back, easy going person. He liked visiting, telling stories, telling jokes, making wine and beer, and enjoyed watching sports at The Dugout, in Emporia. He also enjoyed spending time with his brothers - especially the brother he was closest to, Don.
His ancestry was predominately of the British Isles (English and Scottish), but had a little German, French, and Cherokee Native American anestry as well. His lastname/surname came from de Lucy, which originated in Lucé, Orne, France.
Carl was diagnosed with Cancer 10+ years before he passed away; it was treated and kept very mild and manageable, until the last few years of his life, when it started spreading to other organs.
Obit:
Carl Lee Lucy, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Newman Regional Health.
Carl was born at Sabula, Missouri on April 27, 1926, the son of Ray and Ollie (Huff) Lucy. He married Dorothy Hitzeman on October 29, 1947 at Saint Louis, Missouri. She survives.
Other surviving family members include: three sons, Gary Lucy, and his wife, JoAn of Port Orchard, Washington, James Lucy of Liberty, Missouri, and Wayne Lucy, and his wife, Michelle of Longmont, Colorado; daughter, Janice Burris, Scottsboro, Alabama; brother, Paul Lucy of Farmington, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Lucy, Eric Burris, Jordan Lucy, Kim Lucy, Steve Lucy, Carolyn Lucy, Ashley Burris, and Nathan Burris; as well as nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lucy was employed with the Santa Fe Railway Middle Division based in Newton, Kansas. He began with Santa Fe as a locomotive road foreman in 1951, was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1956, and retired in 1987 with 37 years of service. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Carl served with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre from 1944 to 1947. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Lucy was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia.
Funeral services will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Memorials to the church may be sent in care of the funeral home.
Carl was a laid-back, easy going person. He liked visiting, telling stories, telling jokes, making wine and beer, and enjoyed watching sports at The Dugout, in Emporia. He also enjoyed spending time with his brothers - especially the brother he was closest to, Don.
His ancestry was predominately of the British Isles (English and Scottish), but had a little German, French, and Cherokee Native American anestry as well. His lastname/surname came from de Lucy, which originated in Lucé, Orne, France.
Carl was diagnosed with Cancer 10+ years before he passed away; it was treated and kept very mild and manageable, until the last few years of his life, when it started spreading to other organs.
Obit:
Carl Lee Lucy, 84, Emporia, Kansas, died Monday, March 21, 2011 at Newman Regional Health.
Carl was born at Sabula, Missouri on April 27, 1926, the son of Ray and Ollie (Huff) Lucy. He married Dorothy Hitzeman on October 29, 1947 at Saint Louis, Missouri. She survives.
Other surviving family members include: three sons, Gary Lucy, and his wife, JoAn of Port Orchard, Washington, James Lucy of Liberty, Missouri, and Wayne Lucy, and his wife, Michelle of Longmont, Colorado; daughter, Janice Burris, Scottsboro, Alabama; brother, Paul Lucy of Farmington, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Jeremy Lucy, Eric Burris, Jordan Lucy, Kim Lucy, Steve Lucy, Carolyn Lucy, Ashley Burris, and Nathan Burris; as well as nine great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lucy was employed with the Santa Fe Railway Middle Division based in Newton, Kansas. He began with Santa Fe as a locomotive road foreman in 1951, was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1956, and retired in 1987 with 37 years of service. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Carl served with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre from 1944 to 1947. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1947 to 1950. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Lucy was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia.
Funeral services will be held at the Messiah Lutheran Church, Emporia, on Friday, March 25, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. The service will be conducted by Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier of the church. Interment will be in the Memorial Lawn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home Thursday, March 24, 2011, from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM
Memorials to the church may be sent in care of the funeral home.
