| Elizabeth Leone "Betty" Lieurance January 11, 1924 May 14, 2009 |
 |
| |
 |
| |
 |
| Please insert your comments below and we will place them on the webpage. |
| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff |
| KIOWA-Elizabeth Leone “Betty” Lieurance passed from this life on May 14, 2009. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Kiowa with Pastor Wayne Stephens officiating. Burial will follow in the Riverview Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Kiowa, Kansas. Condolences may be shared with the family at www. lanmanmemorials.com Betty was born on January 11, 1924 in Wellington, Kansas to Thomas Homer and Leona Ann Weatherly Brattin. At the age of 2 the family moved to Kiowa. She attended school in Kiowa graduating from Kiowa High School in 1942. During high school she worked at the Sweet Shop owned by Bud Humphrey. During WWII she was “Rosie the Riveter” and worked at Boeing in Wichita on the fuselage of B72’s. On November 23, 1944 she and Dale Clifton Lieurance were united in marriage in Wichita. To this union three children were born; Lenora Ann “Lee”, Thomas Raymond and Dale Kirk. She worked over 40 years at the First State Bank retiring in 1989. Besides working she would help with field work during harvest. Her love of the outdoors kept her mowing her yard until she was 83. When her children were young she was a Brownie, Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader. She was also a member of Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary and the Kiowa United Methodist Church. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dale; two brothers, Charley and Junior; one sister, Berniece. She is survived by her children; daughter, Lee Humphrey of Wichita; two sons, Tom and wife, Tanis of Anthony and Kirk of Ft. Morgan, Colorado; one sister, Corrine Rose of Kiowa; nine grandchildren, Tammi and husband, Chad Ohl, Joel and Jackie Humphrey, Tiffany Lieurance, Ryan and wife, Kelli Lieurance, Teryn Lieurance, Burt Harshman, Kyle Lieurance, Heath and wife, Lisa Williams, Bobbie Williams; six great grandchildren, Jonas Humphrey, Hadley Ohl, Little Burt Harshman, Ethan Francis, McKeegan Francis and Alyson Williams. Memorials may be made to the Kiowa United Methodist Church or the Kiowa Manor through the funeral home. |
| Lanman Funeral Home, Inc 204 N. 7th Kiowa, KS 67070 620-825-4936 |
