Dateline: Bakersville, NC

Jimmy Dale Lackey, age 71, of Richmond Rd., Bakersville, NC passed away April 5, 2018. He was a son of the late James William Lackey and Lois Lackey Evans. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and the United States Navy where he served in Vietnam. He graduated from Palm Beach Junior College with a degree in Criminal Justice.

Survivors include: his daughter Kimberly Dawn Smith, of Asheville, NC, and two brothers; J. Wayne Lackey, of Florida, and Lawrence Edward Lackey, of North Carolina, two granddaughters; Brittany Nowell and Robin Smith, one grandson Derek Smith, and two great granddaughters; Aspyn Nowell and Scarlet Nowell.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 3:00PM in the chapel of Henline - Hughes Funeral Home with Randy Wise officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service. Interment will follow at Cane Creek Cemetery #1. with Sgt. EL Randolph Chapter 57 DAV conducting military honors.

Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is assisting the Lackey family.