Thomas L. Yancy, 68, of Scott Court, Clearfield, Kentucky, retired Associate Professor of Communications at Morehead State University, died Friday, September 21, 2007, at St. Claire Regional Medical Center in Morehead. Born May 29, 1939, in Tyler, Texas, he was the son of the late LeRoy and Mildred Dillard Yancy. He is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Judith O-Dell Yancy; one brother, Roy David Yancy of Florence, Alabama; one sister, Bettie Hedrick of Spring, Texas; three nephews, Jason Hedrick of San Marcos, Texas, Jeremy Hedrick of Spring, Texas, and Ronnie Yancy of Franklin, Kentucky; and one niece, Donna Schroeder of Sinton, Texas. Mr. Yancy came to MSU in 1977 after working as a television producer at public stations at the University of West Florida, Ohio State University, State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport and the University of Texas. He won a regional -Emmy- from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and was honored by Morehead State in 2002 with the naming of the Thom Yancy Television Seminar Room at Breckinridge Hall. He retired from the University in 2001 with 24 years of service. He held a bachelor-s degree from the University of Texas where he held a lifetime membership in the -TexasExes- alumni organization and also held a master-s degree from MSU. He also was a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of KET (Kentucky Educational Television), Broadcast Education Association, American Film Institute and Alpha Epsilon Rho, national broadcast honor society. He was the recipient of a fellowship from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War Era having served in counter intelligence in Germany. He was a member of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, where he served as a licensed lay reader and chalice bearer. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, September 24, at 1 p.m. at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals in Morehead, Kentucky, with the Rev. Marvin Suit officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with full military rites conducted by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126. Pallbearers will be Roy Yancy, Kenneth Hedrick, Jason Hedrick, Jeremy Hedrick, Don Adams, Dr. Travis Lockhart, John Osborne, Jim Weathers and Keith Kappes. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. C. Nelson Grote, Dr. Jack Wilson, Dr. Richard Dandeneau, Frank Hubbard, Tim Ashmore, Ronnie Yancy, Kirby Kappes, Kenley Kappes, Kody Kappes, and Kory Kappes. Visitation is Sunday, September 23, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals. Memorial gifts in lieu of flowers are suggested to the Morehead State University Foundation, Eagle Excellence Fund, Palmer Development House, Morehead, KY 40351. Visitation: Sunday, September 23, 2007, after 5 p.m. Funeral: Monday, September 24, 2007, at 1 p.m. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens