Lucille “Lucy” Thomas Chandler, age 88, of LaFayette passed away Friday, May 29, 2026. She was born on December 9, 1937, to the late Amsar Thomas and Irene Gross Thomas in Trenton, Georgia.Lucy gradua

Lucille “Lucy” Thomas Chandler, age 88, of LaFayette passed away Friday, May 29, 2026. She was born on December 9, 1937, to the late Amsar Thomas and Irene Gross Thomas in Trenton, Georgia.Lucy graduated from LaFayette High School. She went on to substitute teaching where she developed a love for early childhood education. Lucy received a bachelor’s degree from West Georgia College in 1975, and later earned a master’s degree in Early Childhood Education in 1979.She devoted more than two decades to shaping young minds through her work with the Walker County Board of Education, where she taught from 1976 until her retirement in 1998.Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Jerry Chandler; her two sons, Thomas Lamar Chandler and Jeffrey David Chandler; sister, Jackie Shelby; and brother, Gary Thomas.Survivors include her son, Mark (Rhonda) Chandler of Rock Spring; grandsons, Clayton (Emily) Chandler of LaFayette, Tyler Chandler of LaFayette, Zach Chandler of LaFayette, and granddaughter, Brooke Chandler Hall of Atlanta; two great-grandchildren, Caroline Chandler and Leo Hall; sisters, Ann Snyder and Joyce Cook; brothers, Jim and Leon Thomas; and numerous nieces and nephews.Family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 31, at the funeral home with a graveside service to follow at the LaFayette City Cemetery with Rev. Danny Freeman officiating.Arrangements are by Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.