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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 (1925-2020), was married to Orrice Russell Barnes (1921–1996), an native of Pocatello, [[Idaho]], whom she met at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. Until his death, they operated the Barnes Western Auto dealership in Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Doris Barnes was a member of the debate team at Castor High School and was mentored by the legendary educator [[E. R. Minchew]], who became the head of the speech department at Louisiana Tech. An active civic figure in Tensas Parish, she was particularly committed to the garden club and public libraries.<ref name=dorisb>{{cite web|url=
The Lacys had three daughters. The oldest, Doris Lacy Barnes (1925-2020), married Orrice Russell Barnes (1921–1996), an native of Pocatello, [[Idaho]], whom she met at [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. Until his death, they operated the Barnes Western Auto dealership in Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana. Doris Barnes was a member of the debate team at Castor High School and was mentored by the legendary educatorand principal [[E. R. Minchew]], who subsequently became the head of the speech department at Louisiana Tech. One of her classmates was the [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] [[attorney]] [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], the son of [[Myrtis Methvin]], the mayor of Castor in the 1930s and only the second woman to serve as the mayor of a town in Louisiana. An active civic figure in Tensas Parish, Doris Barnes was particularly committed to the garden club and public libraries.<ref name=dorisb>{{cite web|url=
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210313241/doris-barnes|title=Doris Lacy Barnes|pubisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> The youngest daughter, Carolyn L. Carrow (1934-2000), was married to Guy Elmer Carrow (1931-2018), an engineer originally from [[North Carolina]]; the Carrows are interred in Bartlesville in Washington County, [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63071402/carolyn-lacy-carrow|title=Carolyn Lacy Carrow|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Surviving daughter Billie L. Ainsworth and her husband, William G. Ainsworth, reside in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=obit/>
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210313241/doris-barnes|title=Doris Lacy Barnes|pubisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> The youngest daughter, Carolyn L. Carrow (1934-2000), was married to Guy Elmer Carrow (1931-2018), an engineer originally from [[North Carolina]]; the Carrows are interred in Bartlesville in Washington County, [[Oklahoma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63071402/carolyn-lacy-carrow|title=Carolyn Lacy Carrow|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=May 25, 2020}}</ref> Surviving daughter Billie L. Ainsworth and her husband, William G. Ainsworth, reside in [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]].<ref name=obit/>