Louise Banks Lavender

Services for Louise Banks Lavender, 99, Troup, were held Feb. 20 at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton, with the Rev. Dr. Ron Klingsick officiating.

Graveside ser vices were Feb. 21 at Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, with the Rev. Tommy Harden officiating.

Mrs. Lavender died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007 in a Tyler hospital. She was born Aug. 7, 1907, in Daingerfield to the late Robert Burl and Irene McFarland Banks.

She was a longtime resident of Dallas before moving to the Arp area in 1995.

Mrs. Lavender was a traveling representative for the Roux Company and later worked for Nieman-Marcus.

While living in Dallas, she was a member of the East Dallas Christian Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Porcelain Art Guild, the Kathryn Hail Travis Art Club, and the TCU Women's Club.

Currently, she was a member of the Arp Emmanuel Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Cameron Dorroh; her second husband, E. King Lavender; and her daughter, Corinne Dorroh Wilson.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, C.D. and Pat Dorroh, Troup; her granddaughter, Cindy Jehlen, Longview; and three great-grandsons, Dustin Jehlen, Denton, and Chris and Eric Jehlen, both of Longview.

Honorary pallbearers were John Frank Lanham, James Lanham, Montza Williams, Jimmy Lanham, Kenneth Cuvelier and Dr. David Beaird.

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