Jerry J. Lucy

Jerry J. Lucy Services for Jerry J. Lucy, 78, of Longview will be held at 2 PM Saturday, September 27, 2003 at the Alpine Presbyterian Church with Dr. W.D. ?Bill? O?Neal and Rev. Scott Mackey officiating. Burial will be held in Alpine Cemetery under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Lucy was born on November 7, 1924 in Elderville, Texas to Jerry Joseph and Annie Helen Lucy. He passed away on September 25, 2003 in a Longview hospital. Mr. Lucy graduated from Longview High School and in 1948 graduated with an agriculture degree from Texas A&M University. He was a county extension agent in both Rains and Bowie Counties and a tractor and implement dealer for a number of years. There are two kinds of people in our world. Those who give, and those who take. Lucy was a man who gave. Jerry was a member of the Oil Belt Farm and Ranch Club, served as Director of the Upshur-Gregg Soil Conservation Board, Advisory Board to the TALL Program, Gregg County Extension Program Council, Upshur REA Board of Directors, Elder in the Alpine Presbyterian Church, and Board of Directors of the Build East Texas Organization. Those organizations that supported youth have a special place in Jerry?s heart. He served on the scholastic committee for the Harvest Festival Board of Directors and helped organize the scholarship program for the Upshur Rual Electric Coop. He was President of the East Texas Area Campfire Girls for two years. Jerry was a man who did not seek personal recognition, but he received many awards including Man of the Year in Agriculture from the Texas County Agents Association, The Bill Clements memorial Award for Outstanding Leadership in Agriculture, and the Halsey Gulich Volunteer Service Award. Jerry was the driving force in introducing the round hay balers to East Texas. He was the Vermeer National Sales Champion in 1990 and for a number of years thereafter. His cattle and forage operations were used for many field day demonstrations. A loving husband, father, and grandfather, Mr. Lucy was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Woodie Mackey Lucy of Longview; daughter, Mary Beth Mann of Allen, daughter and son-in-law, Beckey and Randy Moffett of Plano; son and daughter-in-law, Lester and Suzette Lucy of Longview; grandchildren, Amy Mann, Julia Mann, Katy Moffett, Lauren Moffett, Jerrie Lucy, Brett Lucy; sister and brother-in-law, Julia Ann and T.R. Wathen; brothers and sisters-in-law, Dan and Ann Lucy, Frank and Betty Lucy; sisters-in-law, Lou Ann Melton, Nancy Mackey, and Lynelle Meyer. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Friday evening, September 26, 2003 in the funeral home chapel, 1617 Judson Road. Memorials can be made to the Harvest Festival, 405 East Marshall, Suite 101, Longview, Texas or to the Alpine Cemetery Fund.

Jerry J. Lucy

November 7, 1924 - September 25, 2003