Horace Leslie “Pop” Luckey, 91, of Mobile, passed away peacefully in his sleep from complications with pneumonia on April 6, 2014, while surrounded by family.
Mr. Luckey was predeceased by his first wife, Margaret Jeanne Luckey (Jeep); a granddaughter, Kelly Luckey; and a brother, Harold Luckey.
Mr. Luckey was born Oct. 23, 1922, in St. Louis, Mo. to Horace and Lydia Luckey. After residing in Missouri and Pennsylvania, Mr. Luckey relocated to Mobile in 1996 with his wife, Janet.
Mr. Luckey was a devout Catholic, a dedicated father, a loving husband, an accomplished businessman and entrepreneur and former naval officer.
Mr. Luckey enjoyed sharing war stories from his time serving in World War II and, in particular, his time serving on LST 779 in the South Pacific.
As the last surviving naval officer assigned to LST 779, Mr. Luckey often shared his personal account of the famous flags raised at Iwo Jima and was honored to have been assigned to the ship that earned a spot in American history.
Mr. Luckey left military service in 1946 as a lieutenant, junior grade, and worked in pharmaceutical sales and business.
Mr. Luckey is survived by his wife of 40 years, Janet Luckey; sons, Horace Leslie Luckey III of Seattle, Wash., Daniel Luckey of Reading, Pa., Thomas Luckey of St. Louis, Mo., John Luckey of Austell, Ga., Michael Luckey of Stafford, Va. and Paul Luckey of Houston, Texas; daughters, Mary Jeanne Luckey of North Conway, N.H., Patricia Anne Luckey of Haddonfield, N.J. and Genevieve Luckey of Mohnton, Pa.; grandsons Kenneth B. Luckey, Dane L. Luckey, Paul J. Luckey Jr., Schuyler Luckey, Joshua Bednar, Shane J. Pisko, Joseph N.T. Luckey, Jake Bednar, Peter Flavin, Seth Bednar, Robert Kelly and PJ Johnson; granddaughters, Chrishtan Glenn (Luckey), Shauna Luckey, Amanda Luckey, Kimberly M. Daugherty (Luckey), Sarah Flavin, Alexandra Luckey, Genevieve Luckey, Meaghan Flavin, Kelly Goodwin, Casie Hornbeck, Christina Elson, Angel Houchin and Kara Johnson; a sister, Anne Brennan (Luckey); and a great-granddaughter, Annabelle Grace Glenn.
A viewing will be held at Ambruster Funeral Home in St. Louis, Mo. on Thursday, April 10, 2014, from 4 to 7 p.m.
A funeral mass will be held at St. Roch Catholic Church in St. Louis on Friday, April 11, 2014, at 10 a.m., with the procession following to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Pop will forever be remembered for his witty, humorous and loving character.
Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Daphne.
