June Armstrong LaceyJune Armstrong Lacey, 99, of Windfall, Indiana,
died on Monday, October 15, 2012, at Hawthorne Inn in Danville,
Illinois. June lived the majority of her life in the Windfall area,
but since March of 2007 June resided in the assisted living
facilities of Hawthorne Inn.
She was born December 28, 1912, just east of Windfall, the daughter
of Ray and Pearl (Shawhan) Armstrong. While teaching in Randolph
County, Indiana, June married Dudley Lacey on February 15, 1936.
They relocated to the Windfall area in 1940 and lived in the Tipton
and Howard County area the rest of their lives. They were both
devoted members of the Windfall United Methodist Church. Committed
to community service, June was a member of the Eastern Star, a past
president of the Tipton County American Cancer Society, the Lions
Club, and several other civic organizations. A loyal Purdue fan,
June shared her love of all things Boilermaker with all who knew
her.A life-long learner, June was a 1931 graduate
of Wood High School in Windfall. She earned her original teaching
degree from Central Normal College in Franklin, Indiana. Later she
completed both her Bachelor and Masters of Arts Degrees from Ball
State University in Muncie. June shared her love of learning and
education throughout her thirty-eight year teaching career. After
teaching in both the Windfall and Tipton schools, June taught her
last seventeen years in the Kokomo Schools before retiring in 1977.
After her retirement from the classroom, she taught in a math lab at
Indiana University in Kokomo and worked as a township assessor and
trustee in Wildcat Township.A woman of steadfast conviction, devotion, and
resolution, June will be sadly missed by all of her family and
friends. Surviving are a son, Michael Lacey and wife Judy of
Valparaiso, and daughter, Patricia (Lacey) Woods of Danville,
Illinois. She is also survived by eight grandchildren; twelve
great-grandchildren, and nine great- great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband; her parents, and a sister, Ruth
(Armstrong) Tuttle.Services for June will be at 2:00 p.m. on
Saturday, October 20 at the Windfall United Methodist Church with
burial to follow in Brookside Cemetery in Windfall. Friends may call
before the services from noon until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the
church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
Dudley Lacey Memorial Food Pantry c/o
Windfall U.M.C., 201 S. Independence St., Windfall, Indiana, 46076
or the American Cancer Society of Tipton County, 2723 S. Albright
Road, Kokomo, Indiana, 46902. Young-Nichols Funeral Home is in
charge of the arrangements.