Madelyn Mae Blue Lacey

April 16, 2015

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Madelyn Mae Blue Lacey, 83, of Des Moines, passed on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Westkirk Presbyterian Church, 2700 Colby Woods Drive in Urbandale, IA.

Madelyn was born January 5, 1932 in Des Moines, Iowa to John Paul and Arlene Blue. She was a long time resident of Des Moines and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1950. She married the love of her life, Raymond Lacey on February 8, 1951. Madelyn was a caring and giving mother, a member of PEO, Red Hat Ladies, and Westkirk Presbyterian Church where she loved to sing in the choir. Madelyn was an avid traveler and visited most every state in the Union with her husband. The couple retired to Sun City West, Arizona in 1994 and returned to Iowa in 2014.

She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Raymond; son, Paul (Jan) Lacey of Phoenix, Arizona; daughters, Victoria Lacey of Johnston, Iowa, Valerie (Jim) McIntyre of Polk City, Iowa, and Jennifer (Gary) Brazelton of Ankeny, Iowa; 13 grandchildren: Nicholas (Christina), and Bryant (Monica) Lacey, Andrew (Pamela), and Amy (Sherman Anderson) Bechtel, Justin, Tyler, and Alyssa (Dr. Brian Ferguson) McIntyre, Tanner and Keely Dake, Gloria, Jacob, Zoey, and Levi Brazelton; 6 great-grandchildren: Mason, Tavian, and Shamya Anderson, Isabella and Sophia Bechtel, and Vincent Lacey; and her sister, Marilyn (Don) Lanham of Clive, IA. Madelyn was preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Rowland and Donald Blue.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Condolences may be expressed online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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