DAVIDSON, Lora Margarette (Denton) - b. April 11, 1924 - d. August 9, 2015

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Lora Margarette Davidson, 91, a resident of Dewey, Oklahoma, passed away at the Capital Regent Medical Center in Jefferson City, Missouri.  She was born April 11, 1924 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma to Ralph and Lela (Law) Denton.

Lora married Donald Arthur Davidson in Wichita, Kansas on September 14, 1974.  She resided in Wichita, Kansas until 1976; she then moved to Grenola, Kansas where she lived for 10 years.  From Grenola, she moved to Burden, Kansas where she resided for 10 years.  After living in Kansas, she moved to Dewey, Oklahoma where she spent the rest of her life.

Lora was a hard worker.  She worked in a factory during World War II.  She was an actual "Rosie the Riveter" we read about in history books.  She also put herself through beauty school while raising 14 children.  Lora was a hairdresser until retirement.

Lora was a member of the Dewey Church of Christ and a member of VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post #1005.  In her spare time, she loved to sew.  She also loved camping, fishing, and dancing.  She loved her family immensely.  She also loved traveling.  She traveled to many places including the Philippines, Jamaica, and an Alaskan Cruise in which she traveled with her family.

Lora is survived by her husband, Donald of the home; sons, Richard R. Baker, Ronald Glenn Baker, Robert Wayne Baker, Rodney Arnold Baker, Randall Lee Haselwood, Bernie Joe Haselwood, Bruce Allie Davidson, David Allen Davidson, and Monty Dale Davidson; daughters, Romia Jean Moe, Dolly M. Roberts, and Suzann Marie Griffen;  brother, Leonard Denton; 19 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren.  Lora was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Virgil Ray Baker and James Neal Haselwood; brothers, William H. Denton, Herbert H. Denton, Charles W. Denton, and Donald Denton; sisters, Wanda Folley, Hope Denton, Glenda F. Brown, and Sandra White.

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas with Pastor Stacy Ellsworth officiating.  Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Grenola, Kansas.  Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com.  Services were entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home of Howard, Kansas.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)