Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lackey of Cleveland County will celebrate 60 years of marriage on March 18, 2023 at the Lakewood POA located at 4500 Lakeshore Drive in North Little Rock with a casual reception from 2 to 4 p.m. for friends and family to stop in and visit.
As a young man of 19, Paul Lackey chose to join the US Army. At that time, he saw an opportunity to serve his country, to maybe see the country he had just agreed to protect, and mostly, to have a regular job. The US Army then sent Mr. Paul to the other side of the world, to protect his country while stationed in South Korea. It was while he was stationed there that he met and eventually would marry a young lady from South Korea.
Because Mr. Paul was with the US Army and Mrs. Su was from South Korea, they would be married by the US Embassy on March 22, 1963. However, Mrs. Su thought that process was too governmental and not much of a wedding and so they were married by the Church on July 8, 1963.
As a young bride, Mrs. Su then followed her new husband to a new land on the other side of the world leaving her family, friends, and life behind and arriving in a new place where she knew no one except her husband, and barely knew the language.
That was sixty years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Lackey moved to Cleveland County and raised two daughters, Patricia Warren of Sherwood, and Lisa (James) McGriff of Cleveland County. They have three grandchildren, Ian (Georgia) Warren of Oklahoma City, Ashley Norton (Zach) Parkhill of Jacksonville, and Cameron (Jordanne) Warren of Sherwood. They also have one great-granddaughter, Winter Warren of Oklahoma City, and one great-grandson, Lewis Warren, who is expected to make his appearance in May.
When asked what the couple wanted to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Lackey both said they wanted to spend time visiting with family and friends.
So friends an...
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