1940 Census
Cedarvale, Torrance County
Fred - 33
Elizabeth - 18 - wife
FRED HENRY LACKEY, 99, of Corona passed away April 29 in Lordsburg.
Fred was born April 9, 1907, in Coke County, Texas, to William and Ethel Lackey. Ida Elizabeth, his loving wife of 60 years and 7 months, preceded him in death on July 19, 1997.
Fred, with his father, mother and two brothers, traveled by covered wagon from San Angelo, Texas, to Corona. They arrived in front of the Corona Trading Co. on Sept. 1, 1916; the trip took 21 days. Their mother cooked on a Dutch oven and their father provided wild game and fowl for part of their food. The family homesteaded around Cedarvale for approximately three years and then moved near the north side of the Gallinas Mountains where he remained for the next 83 years. Fred was then moved to Sunshine Haven Nursing Home at Lordsburg and spent the last seven years and nine months of his life there.
He was a farmer, rancher, bus driver and was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a lookout on Gallinas Peak for 13 summers. He often spoke of meaningful experiences and how he enjoyed working in the Gallinas Mountains that he loved so much. He patrolled the mountains after lightning storms, looking for smoke. Fred often parked at the peak above Red Cloud Canyon as he watched for smokes to rise. This peak was named in his honor: Lackey Point.
Fred was ordained as a deacon by the Corona Baptist Church in 1936, taught Sunday school and led the singing for several years. He believed the Bible to be the road map for life and did his best, with the help of his Lord, to live by its standards. He was faithful to his Lord, his church and his family. Fred was a man of integrity and demonstrated honesty, truthfulness and dependability in all areas of his life. His family remembers him as saying "Always tell the truth regardless of the consequences." His life is a good example for those of us who follow behind.
Fred will be missed by his family, relatives, and friends who knew and loved him.
He is survived by a son, Wilfred Franklin Lackey and wife Susan Young Lackey of Lordsburg and their four sons, Mark Lackey and wife Rhonda of Wasilla, Alaska, David Lackey and wife Heather of Lordsburg, Randall Lackey of Silver City and Kevin Lackey of Portales; a daughter, Louella Elizabeth Meadows and husband Bobby Lee Meadows of Mountainair, their son, Hank Meadows of Encino, and their daughter, Nancy Meadows of Clovis; son Wilburn Henry Lackey and wife Polly Roberts Lackey of Plainview, Texas, their daughter, Alisa Lackey of Amarillo, and their son, Jonathan Lackey and wife Sandra of Plainview, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; seven nephews; and three nieces.
Two brothers, Paul Joseph Lackey and Willie Raymond Lackey, also preceded him in death. Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Moriarty.
(Obit furnished by Roger)
Cedarvale, Torrance County
Fred - 33
Elizabeth - 18 - wife
FRED HENRY LACKEY, 99, of Corona passed away April 29 in Lordsburg.
Fred was born April 9, 1907, in Coke County, Texas, to William and Ethel Lackey. Ida Elizabeth, his loving wife of 60 years and 7 months, preceded him in death on July 19, 1997.
Fred, with his father, mother and two brothers, traveled by covered wagon from San Angelo, Texas, to Corona. They arrived in front of the Corona Trading Co. on Sept. 1, 1916; the trip took 21 days. Their mother cooked on a Dutch oven and their father provided wild game and fowl for part of their food. The family homesteaded around Cedarvale for approximately three years and then moved near the north side of the Gallinas Mountains where he remained for the next 83 years. Fred was then moved to Sunshine Haven Nursing Home at Lordsburg and spent the last seven years and nine months of his life there.
He was a farmer, rancher, bus driver and was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a lookout on Gallinas Peak for 13 summers. He often spoke of meaningful experiences and how he enjoyed working in the Gallinas Mountains that he loved so much. He patrolled the mountains after lightning storms, looking for smoke. Fred often parked at the peak above Red Cloud Canyon as he watched for smokes to rise. This peak was named in his honor: Lackey Point.
Fred was ordained as a deacon by the Corona Baptist Church in 1936, taught Sunday school and led the singing for several years. He believed the Bible to be the road map for life and did his best, with the help of his Lord, to live by its standards. He was faithful to his Lord, his church and his family. Fred was a man of integrity and demonstrated honesty, truthfulness and dependability in all areas of his life. His family remembers him as saying "Always tell the truth regardless of the consequences." His life is a good example for those of us who follow behind.
Fred will be missed by his family, relatives, and friends who knew and loved him.
He is survived by a son, Wilfred Franklin Lackey and wife Susan Young Lackey of Lordsburg and their four sons, Mark Lackey and wife Rhonda of Wasilla, Alaska, David Lackey and wife Heather of Lordsburg, Randall Lackey of Silver City and Kevin Lackey of Portales; a daughter, Louella Elizabeth Meadows and husband Bobby Lee Meadows of Mountainair, their son, Hank Meadows of Encino, and their daughter, Nancy Meadows of Clovis; son Wilburn Henry Lackey and wife Polly Roberts Lackey of Plainview, Texas, their daughter, Alisa Lackey of Amarillo, and their son, Jonathan Lackey and wife Sandra of Plainview, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; seven nephews; and three nieces.
Two brothers, Paul Joseph Lackey and Willie Raymond Lackey, also preceded him in death. Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Moriarty.
(Obit furnished by Roger)
1940 Census
Cedarvale, Torrance County
Fred - 33
Elizabeth - 18 - wife
FRED HENRY LACKEY, 99, of Corona passed away April 29 in Lordsburg.
Fred was born April 9, 1907, in Coke County, Texas, to William and Ethel Lackey. Ida Elizabeth, his loving wife of 60 years and 7 months, preceded him in death on July 19, 1997.
Fred, with his father, mother and two brothers, traveled by covered wagon from San Angelo, Texas, to Corona. They arrived in front of the Corona Trading Co. on Sept. 1, 1916; the trip took 21 days. Their mother cooked on a Dutch oven and their father provided wild game and fowl for part of their food. The family homesteaded around Cedarvale for approximately three years and then moved near the north side of the Gallinas Mountains where he remained for the next 83 years. Fred was then moved to Sunshine Haven Nursing Home at Lordsburg and spent the last seven years and nine months of his life there.
He was a farmer, rancher, bus driver and was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a lookout on Gallinas Peak for 13 summers. He often spoke of meaningful experiences and how he enjoyed working in the Gallinas Mountains that he loved so much. He patrolled the mountains after lightning storms, looking for smoke. Fred often parked at the peak above Red Cloud Canyon as he watched for smokes to rise. This peak was named in his honor: Lackey Point.
Fred was ordained as a deacon by the Corona Baptist Church in 1936, taught Sunday school and led the singing for several years. He believed the Bible to be the road map for life and did his best, with the help of his Lord, to live by its standards. He was faithful to his Lord, his church and his family. Fred was a man of integrity and demonstrated honesty, truthfulness and dependability in all areas of his life. His family remembers him as saying "Always tell the truth regardless of the consequences." His life is a good example for those of us who follow behind.
Fred will be missed by his family, relatives, and friends who knew and loved him.
He is survived by a son, Wilfred Franklin Lackey and wife Susan Young Lackey of Lordsburg and their four sons, Mark Lackey and wife Rhonda of Wasilla, Alaska, David Lackey and wife Heather of Lordsburg, Randall Lackey of Silver City and Kevin Lackey of Portales; a daughter, Louella Elizabeth Meadows and husband Bobby Lee Meadows of Mountainair, their son, Hank Meadows of Encino, and their daughter, Nancy Meadows of Clovis; son Wilburn Henry Lackey and wife Polly Roberts Lackey of Plainview, Texas, their daughter, Alisa Lackey of Amarillo, and their son, Jonathan Lackey and wife Sandra of Plainview, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; seven nephews; and three nieces.
Two brothers, Paul Joseph Lackey and Willie Raymond Lackey, also preceded him in death. Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Moriarty.
(Obit furnished by Roger)
Cedarvale, Torrance County
Fred - 33
Elizabeth - 18 - wife
FRED HENRY LACKEY, 99, of Corona passed away April 29 in Lordsburg.
Fred was born April 9, 1907, in Coke County, Texas, to William and Ethel Lackey. Ida Elizabeth, his loving wife of 60 years and 7 months, preceded him in death on July 19, 1997.
Fred, with his father, mother and two brothers, traveled by covered wagon from San Angelo, Texas, to Corona. They arrived in front of the Corona Trading Co. on Sept. 1, 1916; the trip took 21 days. Their mother cooked on a Dutch oven and their father provided wild game and fowl for part of their food. The family homesteaded around Cedarvale for approximately three years and then moved near the north side of the Gallinas Mountains where he remained for the next 83 years. Fred was then moved to Sunshine Haven Nursing Home at Lordsburg and spent the last seven years and nine months of his life there.
He was a farmer, rancher, bus driver and was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a lookout on Gallinas Peak for 13 summers. He often spoke of meaningful experiences and how he enjoyed working in the Gallinas Mountains that he loved so much. He patrolled the mountains after lightning storms, looking for smoke. Fred often parked at the peak above Red Cloud Canyon as he watched for smokes to rise. This peak was named in his honor: Lackey Point.
Fred was ordained as a deacon by the Corona Baptist Church in 1936, taught Sunday school and led the singing for several years. He believed the Bible to be the road map for life and did his best, with the help of his Lord, to live by its standards. He was faithful to his Lord, his church and his family. Fred was a man of integrity and demonstrated honesty, truthfulness and dependability in all areas of his life. His family remembers him as saying "Always tell the truth regardless of the consequences." His life is a good example for those of us who follow behind.
Fred will be missed by his family, relatives, and friends who knew and loved him.
He is survived by a son, Wilfred Franklin Lackey and wife Susan Young Lackey of Lordsburg and their four sons, Mark Lackey and wife Rhonda of Wasilla, Alaska, David Lackey and wife Heather of Lordsburg, Randall Lackey of Silver City and Kevin Lackey of Portales; a daughter, Louella Elizabeth Meadows and husband Bobby Lee Meadows of Mountainair, their son, Hank Meadows of Encino, and their daughter, Nancy Meadows of Clovis; son Wilburn Henry Lackey and wife Polly Roberts Lackey of Plainview, Texas, their daughter, Alisa Lackey of Amarillo, and their son, Jonathan Lackey and wife Sandra of Plainview, Texas; seven great-grandchildren; seven nephews; and three nieces.
Two brothers, Paul Joseph Lackey and Willie Raymond Lackey, also preceded him in death. Harris-Hanlon Mortuary, Moriarty.
(Obit furnished by Roger)
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