Arlene Lacy, 72, of Kansas City, Kansas, formerly of Junction City,
Kansas, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at her home. A funeral
service will take place 11 a.m. Friday, February 24, 2023 at Second
Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow the funeral at Highland
Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday,
February 23, 2023, at Second Missionary Baptist Church.
Arlene was born June 18, 1950, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the daughter of Emanuel and Thula (Brown) Roberts Sr.
She
operated a night club in Junction City, Kansas many years with Robert
Lee Laster, Sr. She was also a stay at home mom where she raised her
children and also took care of her brothers, sister and two nephews. She
was a member at Second Missionary Baptist Church since 1993 where she
enjoyed singing in the church choir. She enjoyed attending church
revivals, playing bingo and playing cards.
Survivors include one
son, Harold Daniel Lacy of Wichita, Kansas; two daughters, Thula Lene
Lacy of Manhattan, Kansas and Monica Oliva Lacy of Kansas City, Kansas;
three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; two brothers, Emanuel
Roberts, Jr. and Arthur Paul Roberts; one sister, Bessie Glover; two
nephews, Joseph Roberts and Mythias Brown; one niece, Shantrail Chaney,
two great-nephew, Josiah King Roberts and Kingg Brown; four
great-nieces, Faith D. Roberts, Royalty, Serenidy and Trenidy Brown.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, John and Jessie
Roberts; the father of her daughter, Monica Oliva Lacy, Robert Lee
Laster Sr.