Ellis County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Lackey, Rev. W. J.  April 11, 1926
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The Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX
Rev. W. J. Lackey Buried at Rice
Special to The News
CORSICANA, Texas, Aug 10._The Rev. W. J. Lackey, 74, Cumberland Presbyterian 
Minister, who died Monday was buried Tuesday.

He was born at Mount Hope, Ala.

The Rev. Mr. Lackey received his A. B. degree at Trinity University in 1879 
and was married to Miss Boon Sessions, Sept. 14, 1884.  He received his B. D. 
degree at the Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn. in 1892.  He was pastor of 
churches at Rice, Itasca, Waco, Corsicana, Tyler, Texarkana, Leonard, Dallas 
and Ladonia.  He was financial agent for Trinity University and president of 
the Cumberland College at Leonard from which school he received his D. D. 
degree.

The body was carried to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Tuesday morning and 
lay in state until 9 o'clock.  The funeral services at the church were 
conducted by the Rev. J. W. Pearson after which the body was taken overland to 
Rice.  There was a brief service at the cemetery with the Mason order in 
charge.
The Rev. Mr. Lackey is survived by one daughter, Miss Maud Lackey, Corsicana, 
one brother the Rev. J. A. Lackey of Rice, and one sister, Mrs. J. S. 
Waggoner, San Antonio.


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