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'''John Len Lacy''', known as '''Len Lacy''' (September 8, 1900 – June 7, 1998), was a [[farmer]], [[cattle]]man, landowner, and [[business]]man from Castor in Bienville Parish, [[Louisiana]],who served from 1964 to 1968 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for his native Bienville Parish.<ref name=lahouse>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
'''John Len Lacy''', known as '''Len Lacy''' (September 8, 1900 – June 7, 1998), was a [[farmer]], [[cattle]]man, landowner, and [[business]]man from Castor in Bienville Parish, [[Louisiana]],who served from 1964 to 1968 as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state representative for his native Bienville Parish.<ref name=lahouse>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
==Biography==
==Biography==
Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his brother, Henry Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/>
Lacy was born into a pioneer Bienville Parish family in the Ebenezer community south of Castor. His grandfather was one of the first [[educator]]s in Bienville Parish. His father was Henry Rufus Lacy, Sr. (1870–1956); his brother, Henry Lacy, Jr. (1902–1969), was a Castor [[merchant]] known throughout the area as Rufus Lacy.<ref name=obit/>
In 1970, ''The Shreveport Times'' named Lacy one of the most influential persons in Bienville Parish because many who sought guidance in business or politics came to him for advice. His great public interest was in [[rural]] development.<ref name=obit>John Len Lacy obituary, ''The Shreveport Time,'' June 8, 1998, obtained through Theresa A. Douglas, Public Information Specialist, Office of Public Information, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</ref>
In 1970, ''The Shreveport Times'' named Lacy one of the most influential persons in Bienville Parish because many who sought guidance in business or politics came to him for advice. His great public interest was in [[rural]] development.<ref name=obit>John Len Lacy obituary, ''The Shreveport Time,'' June 8, 1998, obtained through Theresa A. Douglas, Public Information Specialist, Office of Public Information, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.</ref>
==Family and death==
==Family and death==
Lacy was married to the former Sallie Williams (June 23, 1905 - January 12, 1999),<ref>Graves at New Ebenezer Cemetery, Castor, Louisiana</ref> who succeeded her husband as a school board member, having served from August 1964 until her retirement on December 14, 1972.<ref>Statement of Bienville Parish School Board, May 13, 2008</ref>
Lacy was married to the former Sallie Williams (June 23, 1905 - January 12, 1999),<ref>Graves at New Ebenezer Cemetery, Castor, Louisiana</ref> who succeeded her husband as a school board member, having served from August 1964 until her retirement on December 14, 1972.<ref>Statement of Bienville Parish School Board, May 13, 2008</ref>
The Lacys had three daughters, Doris Lacy Barnes (born 1925), the widow of Orrice R. Barnes (1921–1996), an [[Idaho]] native and the former [[Western Auto]] dealer in Newellton]] in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana; Billie L. Ainsworth and her husband, William G. Ainsworth, of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], and Carolyn L. Carrow and husband, Guy E. Carrow, of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. There were six Lacy grandchildren, residing at the time of their grandfather's death in five states: the physicians Russell Barnes (born 1952), of Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]], David Lacy Barnes (born 1954), of Monroe; Terry Ainsworth Evans of [[Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina]], Martha Ainsworth Healey of Edmond, Oklahoma, Stephen C. Carrow of Tulsa, and T. Scott Carrow of [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. He had ten great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
The Lacys had three daughters, Doris Lacy Barnes (born 1925), the widow of Orrice R. Barnes (1921–1996), an [[Idaho]] native and the former [[Western Auto]] dealer in Newellton]] in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana; Billie L. Ainsworth and her husband, William G. Ainsworth, of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]], and Carolyn L. Carrow and husband, Guy E. Carrow, of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]]. There were six Lacy grandchildren, residing at the time of their grandfather's death in five states: the physicians Russell Barnes (born 1952), of Vicksburg, [[Mississippi]], David Lacy Barnes (born 1954), of Monroe; Terry Ainsworth Evans of [[Chapel Hill]], [[North Carolina]], Martha Ainsworth Healey of Edmond, Oklahoma, Stephen C. Carrow of Tulsa, and T. Scott Carrow of [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. He had ten great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>
Lacy died in a Monroe hospital. He and his wife are interred at the New Ebenezer Cemetery south of Castor.<ref name=obit/>
Lacy died in a Monroe hospital. He and his wife are interred at the New Ebenezer Cemetery south of Castor.<ref name=obit/>
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