Ann Jones Lacy's Obituary
Ann Jones Lacy, 88, of Fort Myers, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Hospice House at Health Park. Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd, Fort Myers, FL. Visitation will be held 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Friday, July 1, 2016 and one hour prior to funeral services at Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Memorials: Cypress Lake United Methodist Church or Hope Hospice. Ann was born August 7, 1927 in Fort Myers, FL the daughter of John D. and Louise W. (Woodruff) Jones. She married James E. Lacy, Sr. on June 17, 1950 in Fort Myers. Ann earned her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in education. She was an elementary school teacher for Lee County Public Schools for 50 years at Edison Park Elementary, Tanglewood Elementary and Spring Creek Elementary Schools.. She loved teaching and shaping young student’s minds. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Fort Myers, which she loved, and had participated with the church Thrift Shop and the Altar Guild. She was also a member of the Women’s Community Club and Edison Pageant of Light. Surviving are her son, James E. Lacy of Fort Myers; siblings, John D. Jones, Jr. and his wife Barbara of Fort Myers, Helen Jones of Fort Myers; and nieces and nephews, Roger Lacy, John D. Jones III and his wife Christy, Michael M. Jones and his wife Pat, Michelle J. Johns and her husband Erik and many grand nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband James, and sister, Mildred “Millie” O. Jones. The Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the care of Ann. Condolences may be left to Ann’s family at www.fortmyersmemorial.com.
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