Halton Christopher Lacy

Halton Christopher Lacy, 59, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away June 23, 2016. He was born Sept. 23, 1956 in Castro Valley, Calif., to Halton and Bobbie (Glass) Lacy. Christopher was a first class musician and published numerous operas. He was a professor of music and an opera coach at the University of Arkansas and also taught piano and voice lessons for several years. Christopher was fluent in Italian and other languages and taught Italian. He was also an avid gardener. He is survived by his mother, Bobbie Lacy of Fayetteville, Ark.; his Aunt Norma (Oochie) Glass; and numerous cousins, Keith and Dorie Glass, Daryl, Lisa, Ellie Grace, Chloe and Ben Glass, B. A., Stephanie, Eliza and Wheeler Glass, Janis, Luke and Micah Taylor, David Cheek, Edmund and James Lacy, Todd Dedmon and his close friend Anna Caterina Antonacci. He was preceded in death by his father Halton Lacy and brother Halton G. Lacy. Visitation will be Monday June 27, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield, Ark. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday June 28, 2016 at the Church of Christ in Mansfield, Ark. Pallbearers will be Keith Glass, Daryl Glass, B. A. Glass, Luke Taylor, Micah Taylor and Mark Schmidt. Online condolences may be sent to www.martinfuneralhomes.com.