Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider
Evansville - Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider passed away at her home in Evansville on December 2, 2019 at the age of 101. She was born December 1, 1918 in Cave Spring, Georgia to Andrew James Casey and Beulah Alice Ellis.
Sara Lucile Casey, known by close friends and family as Lucile Casey, graduated from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia with a degree in history and briefly taught school before joining the United States Navy on December 18, 1941 at the outbreak of WWII. Prior to becoming an officer, she was stationed in Jacksonville and was destined to become one of the first WAVES in the U.S. Navy. In February of 1943, she attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Upon completion of her training, Ensign Casey would serve at NAS Miami and in time be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Communications Officer. Lucile's job involved encrypting and decrypting secret message traffic being transmitted to military bases in the United States and overseas. She resigned from the Navy on June 13, 1945.
Lucile Casey married Russell Paul Lecklider on November 9, 1944 while stationed at Miami. He was a highly decorated Naval aviator and recipient of the Navy Cross. He made his career in the Navy and rose to the rank of Commander. As a Navy wife, Lucile made her home in numerous locations: Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado and El Centro in California; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Brunswick, Georgia; and Woodbury, New Jersey. Lucile and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1968 shortly after her husband's retirement from the military. She was widowed in 1977. In 1998 she moved to Evansville, Indiana. Lucile was a master bridge player affiliated with the Fort Benjamin Harrison Officers Club, the Indianapolis Bridge Center and the Evansville Bridge Club. She enjoyed reading, sewing, walking, gardening, cooking, exchanging recipes with friends and family and world travel. She was a wonderful mother who was "always there" when you needed her. She had a great sense of humor and really loved a good joke. Lucile's family members have so many "mother" stories they like to tell that always make them laugh about the crazy things that were uniquely her.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Russell Paul Lecklider, Sr., brothers Earl Ellis, Andrew James, Jr. and Frank as well as her sister Katharine. Her eldest son, Retired Air Force Major Russell Paul Lecklider, Jr. (Kari) of Buda, Texas passed away on his seventy-fourth birthday November 25 of this year. She is survived by her children: Nancy Adelman (Herb) of Del Mar, California, Kathy Stein (Stuart) of Santa Ana, California, John Lecklider (Carol) of Rushville, Indiana and Neal Lecklider (Nancy) of Evansville, Indiana. She was beloved by 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending to inter Lucile with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. There will be no local memorial service.
Evansville - Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider passed away at her home in Evansville on December 2, 2019 at the age of 101. She was born December 1, 1918 in Cave Spring, Georgia to Andrew James Casey and Beulah Alice Ellis.
Sara Lucile Casey, known by close friends and family as Lucile Casey, graduated from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia with a degree in history and briefly taught school before joining the United States Navy on December 18, 1941 at the outbreak of WWII. Prior to becoming an officer, she was stationed in Jacksonville and was destined to become one of the first WAVES in the U.S. Navy. In February of 1943, she attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Upon completion of her training, Ensign Casey would serve at NAS Miami and in time be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Communications Officer. Lucile's job involved encrypting and decrypting secret message traffic being transmitted to military bases in the United States and overseas. She resigned from the Navy on June 13, 1945.
Lucile Casey married Russell Paul Lecklider on November 9, 1944 while stationed at Miami. He was a highly decorated Naval aviator and recipient of the Navy Cross. He made his career in the Navy and rose to the rank of Commander. As a Navy wife, Lucile made her home in numerous locations: Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado and El Centro in California; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Brunswick, Georgia; and Woodbury, New Jersey. Lucile and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1968 shortly after her husband's retirement from the military. She was widowed in 1977. In 1998 she moved to Evansville, Indiana. Lucile was a master bridge player affiliated with the Fort Benjamin Harrison Officers Club, the Indianapolis Bridge Center and the Evansville Bridge Club. She enjoyed reading, sewing, walking, gardening, cooking, exchanging recipes with friends and family and world travel. She was a wonderful mother who was "always there" when you needed her. She had a great sense of humor and really loved a good joke. Lucile's family members have so many "mother" stories they like to tell that always make them laugh about the crazy things that were uniquely her.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Russell Paul Lecklider, Sr., brothers Earl Ellis, Andrew James, Jr. and Frank as well as her sister Katharine. Her eldest son, Retired Air Force Major Russell Paul Lecklider, Jr. (Kari) of Buda, Texas passed away on his seventy-fourth birthday November 25 of this year. She is survived by her children: Nancy Adelman (Herb) of Del Mar, California, Kathy Stein (Stuart) of Santa Ana, California, John Lecklider (Carol) of Rushville, Indiana and Neal Lecklider (Nancy) of Evansville, Indiana. She was beloved by 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending to inter Lucile with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. There will be no local memorial service.
Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider
Evansville - Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider passed away at her home in Evansville on December 2, 2019 at the age of 101. She was born December 1, 1918 in Cave Spring, Georgia to Andrew James Casey and Beulah Alice Ellis.
Sara Lucile Casey, known by close friends and family as Lucile Casey, graduated from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia with a degree in history and briefly taught school before joining the United States Navy on December 18, 1941 at the outbreak of WWII. Prior to becoming an officer, she was stationed in Jacksonville and was destined to become one of the first WAVES in the U.S. Navy. In February of 1943, she attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Upon completion of her training, Ensign Casey would serve at NAS Miami and in time be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Communications Officer. Lucile's job involved encrypting and decrypting secret message traffic being transmitted to military bases in the United States and overseas. She resigned from the Navy on June 13, 1945.
Lucile Casey married Russell Paul Lecklider on November 9, 1944 while stationed at Miami. He was a highly decorated Naval aviator and recipient of the Navy Cross. He made his career in the Navy and rose to the rank of Commander. As a Navy wife, Lucile made her home in numerous locations: Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado and El Centro in California; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Brunswick, Georgia; and Woodbury, New Jersey. Lucile and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1968 shortly after her husband's retirement from the military. She was widowed in 1977. In 1998 she moved to Evansville, Indiana. Lucile was a master bridge player affiliated with the Fort Benjamin Harrison Officers Club, the Indianapolis Bridge Center and the Evansville Bridge Club. She enjoyed reading, sewing, walking, gardening, cooking, exchanging recipes with friends and family and world travel. She was a wonderful mother who was "always there" when you needed her. She had a great sense of humor and really loved a good joke. Lucile's family members have so many "mother" stories they like to tell that always make them laugh about the crazy things that were uniquely her.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Russell Paul Lecklider, Sr., brothers Earl Ellis, Andrew James, Jr. and Frank as well as her sister Katharine. Her eldest son, Retired Air Force Major Russell Paul Lecklider, Jr. (Kari) of Buda, Texas passed away on his seventy-fourth birthday November 25 of this year. She is survived by her children: Nancy Adelman (Herb) of Del Mar, California, Kathy Stein (Stuart) of Santa Ana, California, John Lecklider (Carol) of Rushville, Indiana and Neal Lecklider (Nancy) of Evansville, Indiana. She was beloved by 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending to inter Lucile with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. There will be no local memorial service.
Evansville - Sara Lucile Casey Lecklider passed away at her home in Evansville on December 2, 2019 at the age of 101. She was born December 1, 1918 in Cave Spring, Georgia to Andrew James Casey and Beulah Alice Ellis.
Sara Lucile Casey, known by close friends and family as Lucile Casey, graduated from Shorter College in Rome, Georgia with a degree in history and briefly taught school before joining the United States Navy on December 18, 1941 at the outbreak of WWII. Prior to becoming an officer, she was stationed in Jacksonville and was destined to become one of the first WAVES in the U.S. Navy. In February of 1943, she attended the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipman's School at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Upon completion of her training, Ensign Casey would serve at NAS Miami and in time be promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade as a Communications Officer. Lucile's job involved encrypting and decrypting secret message traffic being transmitted to military bases in the United States and overseas. She resigned from the Navy on June 13, 1945.
Lucile Casey married Russell Paul Lecklider on November 9, 1944 while stationed at Miami. He was a highly decorated Naval aviator and recipient of the Navy Cross. He made his career in the Navy and rose to the rank of Commander. As a Navy wife, Lucile made her home in numerous locations: Miami, Florida; Norfolk, Virginia; Coronado and El Centro in California; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Brunswick, Georgia; and Woodbury, New Jersey. Lucile and her family moved to Indianapolis in 1968 shortly after her husband's retirement from the military. She was widowed in 1977. In 1998 she moved to Evansville, Indiana. Lucile was a master bridge player affiliated with the Fort Benjamin Harrison Officers Club, the Indianapolis Bridge Center and the Evansville Bridge Club. She enjoyed reading, sewing, walking, gardening, cooking, exchanging recipes with friends and family and world travel. She was a wonderful mother who was "always there" when you needed her. She had a great sense of humor and really loved a good joke. Lucile's family members have so many "mother" stories they like to tell that always make them laugh about the crazy things that were uniquely her.
Lucile was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Russell Paul Lecklider, Sr., brothers Earl Ellis, Andrew James, Jr. and Frank as well as her sister Katharine. Her eldest son, Retired Air Force Major Russell Paul Lecklider, Jr. (Kari) of Buda, Texas passed away on his seventy-fourth birthday November 25 of this year. She is survived by her children: Nancy Adelman (Herb) of Del Mar, California, Kathy Stein (Stuart) of Santa Ana, California, John Lecklider (Carol) of Rushville, Indiana and Neal Lecklider (Nancy) of Evansville, Indiana. She was beloved by 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Arrangements are pending to inter Lucile with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. There will be no local memorial service.
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