A service for Lavonne “Bonnie” Moorhead was held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 16 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1 p.m. Wednesday, with family present from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pastor Charles Compton of the Perry Bible Church in Perry provided words of comfort. Honorary bearers were Bonnie’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casket bearers were: Sammy Sloss, Nathan Summerson, Trent Sloss, Koltin Sloss, Patrick Summerson and Michael Wood. Recorded music selected was “Arms of an Angel” by Sarah McLachlan and “Swing Low.” Interment took place at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry.
Lavonne Charlotte Moorhead, daughter of Clarence Carpenter and Alice Wilt Carpenter, was born Jan. 8, 1930, in Boone, Iowa, and died April 12, 2015, in Perry at the age of 85.
Lavonne grew up in Berkley and Rippey, where she graduated high school. In 1951 Lavonne and Willis Moorhead were united in marriage in Adel, Iowa. The couple was blessed with three children Willis Jr., Dianne and Debbie. The family lived in Perry in the same house all of her married life.
Lavonne started babysitting for different families before becoming a Resident Treatment Worker for Woodward Resource Center.
She enjoyed being outside planting flowers, watching birds and feeding the squirrels. Lavonne loved going shopping and garage sales, but most of all she loved being around her family and friends.
Lavonne was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Alice; husband, Willis Moorhead (1984); son, Willis Moorhead Jr.; daughter, Debbie Summerson; brothers, Carp, Neal and Frank; sister, Beverly Crispin; a niece; and a nephew.
Lavonne is survived by her daughter, Dianne (Teddy) Sloss of Perry; son-in-law, Patrick Summerson of Dawson; daughter-in-law, Pam Moorhead of Searcy, Ark.; five grandchildren, Sammy (Crystal) Sloss of Yale; Nathan (Jana) Summerson of Perry; Jessica Neighbors of Ponca City, Okla.; Stacey (Mike) Wood of Perry; and Brittany Sloss of Perry; 11 great-grandchildren, Trent, JJ, Koltin, Isaac, Caitlyn, Brooklyn, Simon, Esme, Sophia, Abby and Jaxon; sister, Laura Gehrke of Lewiston, Ida.; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and many friends.
