Lackey, John Thomas ""Tommy"
Passed: 2014-09-30
Age: 62
Source: Ravenswood News
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 2014-10-02
Information: John Thomas ""Tommy"" Lackey, 62, of Ripley, formerly of Cedar Grove, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston. He was a coal miner with Valley Camp Coal and was a retired electrician for Appalachian Electric Power. He loved fishing, hunting and camping with his grandkids. He was preceded in death by his mother, Emma Lou Lackey; sisters, Lida Ann Scott and Sherry Lynn Persinger. He is survived by father, J. B. Lackey of Ansted; his wife, ""Cookie"" Lackey of Ripley; son, John Thomas Lackey II of Charleston; step-sons, Chris and Jermey Stephens, both of Ripley; daughters, Kimberly Dawn (Jerry)Toler, Jennifer Lee Garretson of Charleston; 11 grandchildren, Cody, Austin, Emma, Evan, Cecilee, Mason, Jaiden, McKenzie, Bishop, Selah, Haven; mother and father-in-law, Creed and Ann Pursley of Ripley. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Kanawha Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel, Glasgow, with his father-in-law, Rev. Creed Pursley, officiating. Burial will follow the service at the cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at the mausoleum chapel. Condolences may be sent to the family via kimberly.toler73@gmail.com. Cooke Funeral Home, Cedar Grove, is in charge of arrangements.