Lorraine Trower

December 6, 1922 - November 24, 2020

Mrs. Lorraine Trower, 97, of Louisiana, MO, passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Maple Grove Lodge Nursing Home in Louisiana, MO. Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, MO. The Rev. Bill Maupin will officiate. She was born on December 6, 1922, in Normal, Illinois to Vernon and Mabel Fleming Evelsizer. She was Married to John Salas Thomas in 1938 and he preceded her in death in 1966. She married Hurley Ogden in 1968 and he preceded her in death in 1969. And Later married A. J. Trower in 1994 and he preceded her in death in 1999. She is survived by 2 daughters, Bertha Mae Taylor of Clarksville, MO, Judy Reese of Ashley, MO, a son, Terry Thomas of Edgewood, MO, 9 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Johnny Thomas, a grandson, Joe Taylor, and 2 sons in-law, Donald Reese and Kent Taylor. Growing up, she attended school at Normal, IL and graduated from High School in Farber, MO. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Louisiana, MO. She was employed with Abels Oil Co. and was a manager for stores in Bowling Green and Louisiana. A 45-year member of the Rebekah Assembly, was a volunteer worker at the Pike County Memorial Hospital, and a member of the B.P.W. and had received the B.P.W. Bowling Green Woman of the year 1988-89. Memorials may be made to the Edgewood Cemetery or donor’s choice in care of Collier Funeral Home, Louisiana, MO.