Obituary of Lolah Gaines
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Lolah W. Gaines, formerly of Doniphan, MO, passed away February 3, 2015, at Mercy Regional Medical Center, Manhattan, Kansas, at the age of 96 years, 11 months, and 3 days . She was born February 20, 1918, in Mississippi Co., Arkansas, to Charles Franklin and Ona Francis (Triplett) Hall.
On August 27, 1933, Lolah was united in marriage to John Henry Gaines of rural Mississippi, Co., Arkansas. To this union were born 4 children, three girls and one boy.
Lolah was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Gaines, her parents Charles Franklin and Ona Francis Hall, and two brothers: Albert and Richard.
Survivors include her three daughters, Ona Gertrude (Gaines) Rowe of Malden, Missouri, Bettie Louise (Gaines) and husband Richard Smith of Onarga, Illinois, Marguerite Marcell (Gaines) and husband Jay Loyd of Choctaw, Oklahoma, and her son John H. Gaines, Jr. and wife Ruth of Washington, Kansas; 12 grandchildren, 24 gr grandchildren, and 8 gr gr grandchildren.
Lolah lived in Doniphan from 1973 until 2008, when she entered a nursing home in Kansas. She was a member of the Baptist faith and active in several Doniphan area Baptist churches.
Visitation will be held 5-8 PM, Sunday evening, February 8, 2015, at the Edwards Funeral Home in Doniphan. Funeral services will take place at 10 AM Monday, February 9, 2015, in the funeral home chapel with the burial to follow in the New Hope Baptist Church cemetery.
A Memorial Tree was planted for Lolah
We are deeply sorry for your loss ~ the staff at Edwards Funeral Home, Inc.
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