Lavonne Moorhead

A service for Lavonne Moorhead "Bonnie" was held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. Visitation was after 1:00 p.m. Wednesday with family present from 5:00 until 7:00 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 Summeraon, 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 January 8, 1930 in Boone, Iowa and died April 12, 2015 in Perry, Iowa at the age of 85. Lavonne grew up in Berkley, Iowa 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 saling 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 Sloss (Teddy) of Perry, IA; son-in-law Patrick Summerson of Dawson, IA; daughter-in-law Pam Moorhead of Searcy, AR; five grandchildren: Sammy Sloss (Crystal) of Yale, IA, Nathan Summerson (Jana) of Perry, IA, Jessica Neighbors of Ponca City, OK, Stacey Wood (Mike) of Perry, IA and Brittany Sloss of Perry, IA; eleven great-grandchildren: Trent, JJ, Koltin, Isaac, Caitlyn, Brooklyn, Simon, Esme, Sophia, Abby and Jaxon; sister Laura Gehrke of Lewiston, ID; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.