The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1894-08-16
DEATH OF UNCLE PERRY LACY.
Another Ancient Landmark Removed
From Wolfe County.


From Wolfe County.
WILLIAM PERRY LACY, the subject
of our sketch, usually called and known
by the name Of Uncle Perry Lacy, be-
longed to one of the ancient families and
early settlers Of Wolfe county formerly
Morgan), where his grandfather, John
Lacy, settled in an early day on creek
emptying into Red river near the town
of Hazel Green, which bears the name
of Lacy Creek, being named in honor of
the grandfather of the Lacy family,
where many of the Lacys and the Lacy
family and their descendants have re-
sided ever since; and they are related to
the leading families of this county,
towit: The Trimbles, Kashes and many
others.
John Lacy was an Old Baptist in faith
and a good, quiet, honest citizen, and
his son Marcus Lacy, who was the father
of Uncle Perry Lacy, settled in his
young days lower down on the same
creek and raised his family there, and
continued TO reside there all his days.
He was also n quiet, unassuming, honest
citizen. He died some years past at his
home on Lacy creek at the advanced age
of 81 years, and the grandfather John
Lacy, lived to be nearly as old as Marcus
Uncle Perry Lacy was born in the
year 1921, and was therefore 7S years old
at the time of his death, which occurred
at his home near the town of Campton,
on Saturday morning, August 4, 1894.
He had been stout, healthy, industri.
GUS man until some five years past, when
his general health began to decline grad.
ually and continued to do so until he
passed away, yet most of the time he
was able to go about and do his work
Some five days before his death he was
taken with chill and hurting about
his left kidney, which made him very
restless and confined him to his bed the
greater part of the time till Friday
morning, August Sd, when his wife
assisted him out of his bed. When he
got out of same and attempted TO stand
on the floor his left leg gave way and he
sank down, after being put back into his
bed. 1t was then discovered for the first
time that that leg from the hip joint
down had turned very purple and soon
became considerably swollen and cold,
and from thence continued to remain so
for the next "a hours, at which time he
passed away. When his leg gave way
and he sank down death had laid hold of
him and he gradually sank TO rise no
more. He occasionally conversed and
was in his perfect mind until late in the
night before he died, when he ceased to
talk afterwards. His pulse became
quicker and his breathing shorter until
on Saturday morning he quietly passed
away to the land of rest, without even a
struggle, gasp, or frown. So quietly
that il was hard to discover when life
was extinct. On the evening before he
died he was asked in regard to his future
state, and he answered that all was we'll
with him; that he had always endeavor-
ed to do his duty; to do right and to
treat Others right, and that he could not
see anything in his way; that he was
ready to meet death without any fears
or doubts. His religion was the Golden
Rule to "do unto Others as you would
that they should do unto YOU" and fur
Their, to be patient and honest in every
respect, all of which he endeavored
strictly TO do. II Uncle Perry left any
enemies behind him we have not learned
who they are. He lived, especially in
his latter days, like well nigh perfect
man, and died like a philosopher. He
willingly resigned himself into the hands
of the Mighty Power who created, pre-.
served and protected him, believing that
he would continue that protection be-
yond the River of Life and through the
vast and unlimited duration of eternity.
Uncle Perry was too kind and generous
ever TO be man of much wealth, but
by his energy and industry he always {
had a competency of the necessaries of
life, besides a reasonable surplus, which
be always cheerfully and willingly I
divided with his numerous friends. {
Uncle Perry will be much missed :
where he lived, not only by the adult /
'eople but by the children. who ever I