Date of birth: 1935
Date of death: 15 Jan 1994
Obituary
Lacey Chapman
Funeral services for William Lacey Chapman, 58, of Lexington were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 17 at Southern Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Joel Smith was the officiating minister. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington.
Mr. Chapman died of heart failure on Saturday, January 15 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Jackson.
A native of Holmes County, he served from 1958-1960 in the U. S. Army, attended Holmes Junior College and was a graduate of Delta State University. He worked for Illinois Central Railroad, retiring in 1988 after 37 years.
Survivors include: his wife, Ann Ray Chapman of Lexington; daughter, Lacey Ann Chapman of Lexington; step-son, Donald Farmer of Greenwood; mother, Violet M. Ray of Tchula: brother, Robert M. Chapman of Tchula; and five grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were Dorsey Cockrell, Clayton Spell, Randy Henderson, Charles Reeves, Curtis Gilmer and Donald Estes.
The Holmes County Herald Page 2
Lexington, MS
January 20, 1994
Family Relations of
Lacy Chapman
Parents:
Welburn Malcolm Chapman
Violet Maria (Chapman) Ray
Siblings:
James Wilburn Chapman
Robert Malcolm Chapman
Jack Chapman
Lacy Chapman
Spouse:
Ann Ray (Farmer) Chapman
Research Notes
Family relations taken from "1940 US Census" record at FamilySearch.org.
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