The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1904-04-01
ALEXANDER LACKEY
Falls A Victim To Consumption
and Passes Away.

Louisa ls In deep mourning. The
death OF one Of our most prominent
and substantial citizens, Mr.. Alex
ander Lackey, has cast over the en-
tire community mantle Of gloom
and sorrow.
The dissolution came at five
O'Clock on Thursday morning Of
this week. The end was as peace
full as II he had been falling Into
sleep.
The funeral will occur from the
residence Saturday at eleven
o'clock. DIR. ]. M. Boland, pastor
OF the NJ, f. Church, South, will
conduct the services, and the Ma
sonic fraternity will participate.
All nelghborlng lodges have been
invited.
On January LIST Mr.. Lackey was
taken sick as the result OF q severe
cold. Pneumonia and pleurisy fol-
lowed, and then consumption and
he was never able to be out OF the
house again. During the last few
days he came TO realize the hope
less condition OF his case and rap
idly settled up 40 many Of his ex-
tensive business matters as posi-
BILE. His mind was clear until he
fell into the last sleep, halt an
hour previous to his death.
All the near relatives were with
him during the last hours except
Richard Moore, brother OF Mrs.
Lackey, who has been In Arizona
for some time. Only the failure Of
connection in Cincinnati prevent
ed him reaching here Wednesday
evening,
To say that Louisa, and Law
renee county, and Eastern Ken
lucky, did not have a better, more
useful, more intellectual citizen is
not too strong a statement. He
was recognized rs all this and
more. AS a lawyer he stood in the
foremost rank, and his position
was won alone by force OF ability
and character. His unassumin9
manner and uniform courtesy were
among his marked traits. No law
yer, perhaps, ever enjoyed more
fully the confidence and respect Of
his fellow members OF the bar
There was seldom case of an,
Importance In the Lawrence court
In which Mr.. Lackey was not en-
gagged, His practice was so larg'
thHt he was always kept hard q
work.
Mr.. Lackey was President OF tn,
First National Bank, Chairman o
the Board OF Education, Treasure
OF Louisa, a knight Templar Ma
son, and a prominent Democrat
He could have held any office with
In the gift Of this people,. Int al
ways declined every offer of thu
nature. His death is heavy los
TO the community.
He was 30 years OF age on tn
18th OF last December. Fiiteel
years ago he married Miss Hanna
Moore, daughter OF Hon. Wn
Moore and niece OF the lamente
Laban r. Moore. To them weI
born three unusually bright an
attractive little daughters, the ELF
: est being thirteen years Of age an
the youngest eight. Upon thei
tho loss falls as heavily as onl
those can know who have sutiere
o the Gnal separation from a kin
/ and indulgent husband and fathe
i Miss Cynthia Quinn, AN aunt, wi
t has made her home with the fan
a lily, is among those most heaviI
S stricken by this death. Mrs. I.
n Brown, Of Catlettsburg, is the on
. sister OF Mr.. Lackey, and Mr.. ia
o @. Laokoy, OF this place, is the on
l. brother. Other relatives wi
It came from distant points are: M
l. and Mrs. Il. Il. Brown and 81
Is Alex, OF Catletlsburg; Mrs. No
10 man, OF Atlanta, Ga, and Mi
ID Kate Moore, OF Cincinnati, siste
OF Mrs. Lackey; Fred, John al
Richard Moore, brothers; f.
~ Moore, John g. Lackey and MI
y Margaret Moore.