Delores Rae Lawrence
December 27, 1947 — January 13, 2012
Delores Raye Lawrence, of Eureka, passed away on January 13, 2012 at her residence in Eureka, at the age of 64.
Delores was born on December 27, 1947 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of
Ray Robert and Loretta (Cheever) Reed. When she was four the family moved to Eureka where she attended local schools. She became a certified nursing assistant and worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Wichita. She also worked at Cessna as a sheet metal worker. Later Delores went to work for Dr. Elliott and then Dr. Moody. When working for the Greenwood County Hospital she worked as a certified nursing assistant and then as a ward clerk.
In 1963 Delores was united in marriage to James H. Lawrence in Eureka, Kansas. This marriage later ended in divorce.
She is survived by her long time companion, Charley Day; children, James Lawrence of Edna, Connie Bottorff of El Dorado and Jeremy Lawrence of Florissant , Mo.; five grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild and fourteen step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Jimmy and sister, Roberta Fritts.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 16, 2012 at Koup Family Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Boles officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Relay For Life and may be left in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
Delores was born on December 27, 1947 in Russell, Kansas, the daughter of
Ray Robert and Loretta (Cheever) Reed. When she was four the family moved to Eureka where she attended local schools. She became a certified nursing assistant and worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Wichita. She also worked at Cessna as a sheet metal worker. Later Delores went to work for Dr. Elliott and then Dr. Moody. When working for the Greenwood County Hospital she worked as a certified nursing assistant and then as a ward clerk.
In 1963 Delores was united in marriage to James H. Lawrence in Eureka, Kansas. This marriage later ended in divorce.
She is survived by her long time companion, Charley Day; children, James Lawrence of Edna, Connie Bottorff of El Dorado and Jeremy Lawrence of Florissant , Mo.; five grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild and fourteen step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Jimmy and sister, Roberta Fritts.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, January 16, 2012 at Koup Family Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Boles officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Relay For Life and may be left in care of the funeral home at P.O. Box 595, Eureka, Kansas 67045.
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