1917
Verna
2007
Verna Flora Laprade
February 28, 1917 — May 13, 2007
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Verna Flora Laprade, age 90, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2007.
She was born February 28, 1917 in Boones Mill, and lived in the Antioch Community. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Abraham and Lura Naff Flora; her daughter, Betty Jean L. Thompson; grandsons, Keith Daniel Laprade and Winfred Durward Thompson, Jr.; great-grandson, Jeffery Ray Purcell; sister, Gladys Flora Laprade and husband Allen; brothers, James Roy Flora, George Wendell Flora and wife Frances; sister-in-law, Myra Laprade Bowman; brother-in-law, Floyd Henry Laprade.
She was an active member of Antioch Church of the Brethren. She was a loving, caring, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She worked beside her husband on the family farm.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Maurice Daniel Laprade, Sr.; daughter, Patricia and husband M. Rabun Oakes of Martinsville; son, Maurice Daniel Laprade, Jr. and wife Jane F. of Rocky Mount; son-in-law, Winfred Thompson of Rocky Mount; five grandchildren, Rita T. (Ron) Donahue, Teresa O. (Don) Purcell Darell Rabun (Robin T.) Oakes, Beverly L. (Alex) Milenbachs and Cindy Laprade; four great-grandchildren, Jonathan Oakes, Brenna Purcell, Kimberly and Sarah Donahue; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Evelyn Flora of Salem, Hollace Bowman, Roy and Anna Stanley of Rocky Mount, Darlene LaPrade of Rocky Mount, and many special nieces, nephews, friends, caregivers and their families.
The family would like to thank Trinity Mission staff for all their care over the last 11 months.
Funeral services will be conducted from Antioch Church of the Brethren 11 a.m. Tuesday with Pastor Tom Powers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday with her family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 665 South Main Street, Rocky Mount.
She was born February 28, 1917 in Boones Mill, and lived in the Antioch Community. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry Abraham and Lura Naff Flora; her daughter, Betty Jean L. Thompson; grandsons, Keith Daniel Laprade and Winfred Durward Thompson, Jr.; great-grandson, Jeffery Ray Purcell; sister, Gladys Flora Laprade and husband Allen; brothers, James Roy Flora, George Wendell Flora and wife Frances; sister-in-law, Myra Laprade Bowman; brother-in-law, Floyd Henry Laprade.
She was an active member of Antioch Church of the Brethren. She was a loving, caring, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She worked beside her husband on the family farm.
She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Maurice Daniel Laprade, Sr.; daughter, Patricia and husband M. Rabun Oakes of Martinsville; son, Maurice Daniel Laprade, Jr. and wife Jane F. of Rocky Mount; son-in-law, Winfred Thompson of Rocky Mount; five grandchildren, Rita T. (Ron) Donahue, Teresa O. (Don) Purcell Darell Rabun (Robin T.) Oakes, Beverly L. (Alex) Milenbachs and Cindy Laprade; four great-grandchildren, Jonathan Oakes, Brenna Purcell, Kimberly and Sarah Donahue; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Evelyn Flora of Salem, Hollace Bowman, Roy and Anna Stanley of Rocky Mount, Darlene LaPrade of Rocky Mount, and many special nieces, nephews, friends, caregivers and their families.
The family would like to thank Trinity Mission staff for all their care over the last 11 months.
Funeral services will be conducted from Antioch Church of the Brethren 11 a.m. Tuesday with Pastor Tom Powers officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday with her family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. at Flora Funeral Service, 665 South Main Street, Rocky Mount.
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