Fanny Lacey
December 11, 1836-May 3, 1911
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 4, 1911, page 4, col. 1, microfilm Niles District Library
MISS FANNY LACEY
Died in Kalamazoo Last Night--Funeral Saturday Afternoon
Miss Fanny Lacey died last evening at 7 o'clock at Kalamazoo. The body will be brought here this evening and taken [to] the home of her niece, Mrs. F.M. Pierson. The funeral will occur Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house. The Rev. Geo. Huntington of Trinity church will officiate and burial will be in Silver Brook cemetery.
Friends are invited to attend. Please omit flowers.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Fanny Lacey was born Dec. 11, 1836, the daughter of Obed Pierpont Lacey and Lucy Pellitier, who were among the pioneers of Niles. She inherited many of the traits of her Virginia father and her French mother, making an unusual combination by which her character stands out--unique in her generation. She possessed solid qualities with the lighter graces of life and a love of companionship and genial conservation[sic] which only her intimate friends realized. Natural shy and reserved, she "came out" surprisingly when she fell[sic] untrammeled. Her fine mind; ready courtesy; unselfishness; desire to serve with the best of her ability, were appreciated and understood by those who were fortunate enough to be close to her heart.
The death of her beloved father was a life-long memory of sorrow. It occurred when she was a mere child, but shadowed her life. Later she was to bear more separations. The death of her mother to whom she was devoted, had the most depressing effect; failing health for years, and brooding over the past, afflicted her mind, yet through all that clouded her reason, Faith shone bright and she looked forward to "the rest that remaineth."
We, whose hearts have been with her along "The Sorrowful Way." rejoice in her happy deliverance! In Paradise with her Christ and loved ones gone before.
"She lives--whom we call dead."