Lettie Lacy Sweazy

Date of Death: April 17, 2020

Lettie Lacy Sweazy, 94, formerly of Kentucky, died April 17, 2020, in Wildwood, Florida. 

She was born Feb. 27, 1926, in Louisville, Kentucky, to S.F. and Caron Lacy. She grew up in Louisville and married Rev. Harry W. Wulfcamp. They had two daughters, Nancy C. Korb and Linda S. Feather.

Rev. Wulfcamp pastored churches in Perryville, Stanford, Louisa, and Maysville for the Kentucky Conference before his death in 1973.

Lettie was on staff of Wilmore United Methodist Church as Parish Visitor for 10 years. In 1984, she married E. Bernard Smith and continued to live in Wilmore. Bernard died in 1986. After another 10 years of widowhood, Lettie married Dr. Albert W. Sweazy in 1996 and moved to Lexington. Albert died in 1998. In 2016, Lettie moved to The Villages, Florida, to be closer to family.

In addition to her daughters, she is survived by her stepdaughter, Elizabeth Gamble; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law Rev. Leo & June Lacy; and one nephew.

Lettie taught Sunday school, Bible studies, and held positions of leadership most of her life. Her last two years were spent in assisted living, where she continued to serve the Lord by her cheerful and loving spirit that touched all those with whom she came in contact, from the nursing staff and hospice nurses to the kitchen staff and housekeeping. They all loved Lettie.

Her funeral was held at St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Lady Lake, Florida, with interment in St. Alban’s Memorial Garden.