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(27 Jun 1935 - 3 May 2008)
Lora M. "Pookie" Metcalf, age 72, of Joplin, passed away and went to be with the Lord on May 3, 2008, at 2:20 a.m. at St. John's Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mrs. Metcalf was born June 27, 1935, in Loveland, Colorado to the late Worthy F. Lansaw Sr. and Lora E. Lansaw. A homemaker, she worked for several years as a waitress. She then worked for St. John's Hospital for 26 years. She was a member of the Daughter's of the American Revolution, the Heartland Doll Club in Joplin, and the St. John's Prestige. She was also a member of the First Assembly of God in Joplin. She married Roy Jr. Metcalf on Jan. 30, 1953, in Springfield, Mo. He preceded her in death on July 5, 1966. Lora was also preceded in death by her only granddaughter, Rachelle Metcalf; three sisters, Reva Grimmett, Geneva Lansaw and Shirley Lansaw; and three brothers, Worthy Jr. Lansaw, Gene Lansaw and John Lansaw. Survivors include her three sons, Gary Metcalf, Jerry Metcalf and wife, Lilly and Larry Metcalf and wife, Melanie, all of Joplin; four grandsons, Jason Metcalf, of Winfield, Ala., Chad Harris, of Carl Junction, Mo., Colby and Ronnie Metcalf, both of Joplin; nine great-grandchildren; two brothers, Wayne Lansaw, of Wyandotte, Okla., and Lee Lansaw, of Joplin; three sisters, Joyce Robinson, of Miami, Okla., Janice Lansaw and Sherra Cognetti, both of Sonora, Calif.; 14 nieces; and nine nephews. Funeral services will be Tuesday, May 6, at 11 a.m. in Parker Mortuary Chapel with Rev. Wallace Joice officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery with Gary Metcalf, Jerry Metcalf, Colby Metcalf, Ronnie Metcalf, Jason Metcalf and Larry Metcalf serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Parker Mortuary on Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Assembly of God Church, Joplin.
Events
| Birth | 27 Jun 1935 | | | | |
| Marriage | 30 Jan 1953 | Roy Palmer Metcalf Jr. | | | |
| Death | 3 May 2008 | | | | |
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