Elmer “Hard Tack” Lewis Isaacs Jr. age 61 of Kaye Street in Berea, passed away Monday, January 5, 2004 at Berea Hospital.

Hard Tack was born in Madison County, Kentucky to the late Elmer Lewis Isaacs Sr. and Mary Pearl Hamilton Isaacs. He was a retired auto mechanic from the Bluegrass Army Depot in Richmond.

He was survived by his wife Janet Sue Isaacs of Berea, one son Robbie Isaacs and his wife Monica of Richmond, 5 sisters Margaret Lucille (Willard) Richardson of Lebanon, OH, Pauline Perkins of Lebanon, OH, Katherine (Charles) Poole of Harveysburg, OH, Linda (Jerry) Horn of Pinson Fork, KY and Doris Ann Isaacs of Lebanon, OH; three brothers Bailey (Margaret) Isaacs of Saratoga Springs, NY, Harry (Patty) Isaacs of Berea and Charles E. “Shug” Isaacs of Berea; one grandson Bo Isaacs of Richmond.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2004 at Lakes Funeral Home in Berea with Rev. William Woods officiating. Burial will follow in the Madison County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday evening after 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Active pallbearers will be Chris Nicely, Brian Abney, Roger William, Robbie Lamb, Darrell Lamb and Jimmy Lamb.