Jeanne Franklin Lacey

SPANISH FORT, AL   On the evening of July 7, 2011, Jeanne Franklin Lacey passed away peacefully in her sleep after an arduous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was born Jeanne Douglas Franklin on June 4, 1928, in Birmingham to Doctor Alfred Kenneth Franklin and Mary Lee Franklin. She was accomplished in voice, violin and piano, primarily taught by her elder sister, Louise.   She attended the University of Alabama , earning a B.S. in Home Economics in 1952. In 1959, she and her family moved to Baldwin County , where she began teaching 3 rd and 4 th grades at Foley Elementary.   She later taught Home Economics at Daphne Middle School . After earning her Master’s Degree in Counseling from the University of South Alabama , she became a Guidance Counselor at Daphne Middle School , where she worked until her retirement in 1993. She was also an activist in political, educational and environmental venues.   She was President of the Baldwin County Chapter League of Women Voters for many years. In 1978 she became a member of the Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma (an educational honorary sorority) and was actively involved in Baywatch, Weeks Bay Estuarine Sanctuary and other environmental groups. A constant political activist in support of clean water and the health of Mobile Bay , she worked to develop cooperation between local and county governments to address storm water runoff and sewer/population density issues. Her work resulted in the designation as a rookery of the east end of Robinson’s Island and the placing of the perches for the birds to help naturally re-seed the grass beds in the waters there.   In her golden years, she moved to Westminster Village and enjoyed being part of that community. Special thanks go to those who cared for her so lovingly there.   She is survived by her children: Richard C. Lacey, Jr., and wife, Cindy, of Orange Beach, AL; Lila L. Terry and husband, Bill, of Sulphur, LA; Eric Lacey and wife, Theresa, of Fairhope, AL; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many friends.   She was preceded in death by her sister, Louise Franklin Stewart and her grandson, Walter Austin Lacey.   A Celebration of Life service will be held on Monday, July 18, 2011, at Spanish Fort Presbyterian Church at 2:30 p.m.   Starting at 2:00 p.m. the family will begin receiving friends in the foyer of the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent in Jeanne Lacey’s honor to either The Austin Lacey Foundation at   www.AustinLaceyFund.com (or by mail: Community Foundation of South Alabama, P. O. Box 990, Mobile, AL 36601-0990) or The Mobile Baykeeper, 450-C Government Street, Mobile, Al 36602.   ARRANGEMENTS BY WOLFE-BAYVIEW FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATORY, INC 19698 GREENO ROAD FAIRHOPE , AL 36532